As the daughter of African immigrants, I grew up in an African community in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex in Texas, so I’m always interested in African community news and issues. I like to see development and a solidarity, and just a g
I’ve become really interested in immigration issues world-wide. Here, in the United States, I think most people think of immigrants as an issue important to Hispanics, but immigration is just as important to the 1 million African immigrants.
There are a lot of African refugees, either from various civil wars or even with crisises like in Sudan. Even without refugee situations, Africans tend to immigrant to other countries to take advantage of better opportunites. However, some of the major issues facing African immigrants inclue changes and restrictions in immigration law and procedures. A lot of Africans are getting deported, and others are dying while trying to enter European countires, like Spain, illegally.
There is also the issue of “the brain drain” — while many Africans send remittances back home, some feel the biggest aid they can give to their countries is by returning and using their education to improve often desolate conditions and situations on the continent. Others think it’s more important to make an impact in whatever country they live.
Each immigrant journey is different. Hopefully through this blog I’ll get to explore a few facets of the African immigrant journey.
Tags: Africa, immigration
