The Growing Trend of Brazilian Migration to the US

Equality, cultural clout and migrant workers in the UK/Scotland

 Research conducted in the UK / Scotland context has shown that migrants' experiences of some British people are not always lit. Migrants be like, they always be trippin' 'cause British folks be clueless 'bout their home countries and thinkin' they from some "Third World" places with no fancy stuff like computers, internet, or electricity. Or maybe just a lil' bit of it. British prejudice against migrants may lead to like, hella limited social contact and networking relationships and a vibe on the part of many migrants that they are not treated with equality, you know? 

OMG it's like sooo important to mention that not knowing English can defo be a factor in having, like, zero social connections and network relationships. Migrants' experiences when they first arrive in the UK are like, super tough. They struggle with the whole social and cultural transition thing because they don't know how to talk to employers and service providers, you know? And it's not just that, there are other factors too, like not getting enough advice, info, and support from the government, employers, and recruitment channels. Plus, their housing and living conditions can be pretty bad (Spencer, et al., 2007). Such negative transitional experiences may totally wreck migrants' vibes with local communities who find themselves in a major L in terms of recognition and citizenship. Migrants who don't get judged, stereotyped, or treated unfairly in communities still have a hard time finding good jobs. They often end up working low-wage jobs that don't require many skills and don't offer much security (Hoggart and Mendoza, 1999). Research has like totally shown that even with all the qualifications, migrants to new destinations are recruited mainly for the 'sketchy' gigs (Anderson et al. 2006, CAB, 2005, de Lima and Wright, 2009; Stalker, 2008). The survey in the UK/Scotland context has found:

National evidence on the employment of A8 migrant workers suggests that they are like always doing lowkey basic jobs that employers can't even fill cuz the pay is trash, the hours are mad long, and the work conditions are hella rough. 

OMG, like, A8 migrant workers who are super talented and smart AF sometimes (check out Table 2.1) end up doing basic jobs in the UK. (Glasgow City Council, 2007:31) Yooooo, Glasgow City Council be like "2007:31"!All parts of the UK are totally vibing with migration to their own country, while England has been like, the OG country for net immigration and is like, the main source for the UK's immigration laws, you know? (de Lima and Wright, 2009: 391) periodt. Yet, Scotland's heavy reliance on attracting migration is like, way more than other parts of the UK (p. 391). Data collected by Migration Watch UK in the run-up to the EU referendum shows that like, around half the international migration to Scotland is from EU, fam. (Migration Watch UK, 2016) yeet. OMG, the tea on the census data from 2001 and 2011 is lit! According to the Migration Observatory in 2013 (Table 2.2), over half (52%) of the increase in the non-UK born peeps in Scotland between 2001 and 2011 was all thanks to those who migrated from other EU countries. Like, whoa! (Migration Observatory 2013) OMG the Scottish Parliament Info Centre says that in 2014, like 61% of the non-UK peeps living in Scotland were EU nationals from other EU Member States (Scottish Parliament Info Centre, 2015). So cray! For sure, EU migration to Scotland is all about flexing Scotland's unique demographic vibes and filling in those labour market gaps and rural depopulation, ya know? Scottish devolution and EU expansion have like, totally created the perfect environment for being all dependent on labor migrants, ya know?

Final thoughts

This work was all about spilling the tea on young Brazilians - their vibes, their hustle, and how they're out here trying to make a difference. We also peeped into how these young peeps are flexing their influence on public policies.OMG, like we've been doing some super cool exploratory and descriptive work, and we wanna share some lit paths for researchers to check out in the future, ya know? The suggestions are like, totally connected to the results achieved by this research and/or make us think about the vibes that these results might have in the near and medium future. Yo, like, I'm totally vibin' on the fact that indigenous peeps are gettin' hella involved in youth activism. It's, like, majorly influencin' how we build political strategies and stay motivated. It's, like, a super important point to dive into, ya know? OMG, like, thinking about uni and the more grown-up vibes of Brazilian activists is, like, so interesting and worth researching, especially using, like, comparative methods and stuff. Yo, when it comes to how young peeps be doin' their political thang and their strats, there's two ways to look at it: one is to think 'bout the tactics they use and how well they work in gettin' into the decision makin' process for public policies. The other way is to compare their strats to other young activists from Europe, Asia, or even Latin America and North America.