# American Immigration # Introduction What common sense and benefits do you need to know when you immigrate to Los Angeles? I believe many people don't know much about it, and I don't have a guide to immigrant life in Los Angeles. I hope you can adapt as soon as possible.
1. Introduction to American immigrants' life knowledge
Mediterranean climate
Oranges are abundant in Southern California, which corresponds to Big Apple in new york, and Los Angeles has the nickname of Big Orange. In terms of climate type, LA has a subtropical Mediterranean climate (Ke Ben classification), which is characterized by dry and high temperature in summer and warm and humid in winter. Generally speaking, there is less precipitation and little temperature difference throughout the year.
Another famous feature of Los Angeles is the sunshine in California. The sunshine in southern California is strong, and many times even if the temperature is not high, a heat wave can be felt under the sun.
In addition, it is worth mentioning that due to the lack of water resources in Los Angeles, it is necessary to irrigate the green belt artificially, so the greening appearance of a city can often show its wealth.
Huge urban belt
Los Angeles is the second largest city in the United States, and the Southern California urban agglomeration with Los Angeles as its core is also the second largest metropolitan area in the United States, which is a veritable giant city.
Population of the metropolitan area is 13,131,431: Compared with the 7,192,596 in the San Francisco Bay Area of Northern California, the population of the Los Angeles metropolitan area has almost doubled. At the same time, the population is more than 8,416,535 in Greater London and 12,115,177 in ile-de-france.
The metropolitan area is 12,562 square kilometers: in comparison, the area of Taiwan Province Island is 36,193 square kilometers, and the area of Shanghai municipality is 6,341.5 square kilometers. The Los Angeles metropolitan area is about one-third of Taiwan Province Island, or twice that of Shanghai.
Developed economy
Gross output value of 861.4 billion US dollars (Brookings Institution's data in 2114): lower than Tokyo (1616 billion US dollars) and new york (1413 billion US dollars), ranking third in the world, higher than Seoul (845.9 billion US dollars), London (835.6 billion US dollars) and Paris (. Close to the GDP of the Netherlands ($866.354 billion).
Industrial and Entertainment Center
As the second largest city in the United States, Los Angeles is naturally an industrial center, and in terms of its development direction, it is one of the best entertainment centers in the world. In terms of scale, about 23 of the Fortune 511 companies are headquartered in Los Angeles. With some Hollywood and some well-known emerging IT companies,
West Coast Learning Capital
Los Angeles is one of the cities with large scientific research output in the world. Southern California is only a city in Los Angeles, which has several world-class research universities, as well as many teaching universities and community colleges, and its talent chain is endless, so it is also a popular destination for studying abroad.
There are many schools here, including California Institute of Technology, University of California, Los Angeles, University of Southern California, California State University in Los Angeles, Antioch University, Loyola Maliman University, Loyola Law School, St. Mary's Hill College, Western College and so on. The world-famous Hollywood is also located in the city, which together with these has added a lot of cultural atmosphere to the city.
Los Angeles is an extreme city.
If you like sunshine, beaches, waves and cacti, this must be your ideal place.
You love driving and commuting, and you love sports. This place will certainly provide you with ideal conditions.
You yearn for international communication and seek life development, and there will be many opportunities waiting for you here.
2. Is it easy to find a job in Los Angeles?
According to the data recently released by the US Department of Labor, the number of newly-added unemployed people in the United States fell to the lowest level in the past five months last week, indicating that the US economic growth is supported by strong employment. As of the week of July 5, the number of newly-added unemployed people in the United States decreased by 5,111 to 233,111, which was lower than the previous forecast of 245,111 by economists, which was the lowest level since February this year.
What district should immigrants choose in Los Angeles?
In the United States, Los Angeles is the most livable city among all cities in the United States, and it is the second largest city in the United States. Los Angeles is divided into four regions, and the population changes in each region are different. In the eastern and western parts of Los Angeles, this is the region where Chinese immigrate to Los Angeles the most. Although there are countless Chinese immigrants in the east and west of Los Angeles, the population in the east and west of Los Angeles has also changed greatly. This is closely related to all aspects of culture in Los Angeles. So which district should Los Angeles immigrants choose?
There are 61% Chinese in the East District of Los Angeles. It's like Shanghai in China, where you can communicate with others everywhere without speaking foreign languages, as in China, because most of them are Chinese, and everyone speaks Chinese. Most of the people living in the west side of Los Angeles are white. Compared with the east side of Los Angeles, there are fewer Chinese in the west side, and the economic development in the east side is also slightly faster than that in the west side.
3. What benefits can you enjoy when you immigrate?
1. Newborn children:
Children born in the United States by any person in the United States (including illegal immigrants) are regarded as American citizens, hold American passports, have no restrictions on their stay outside the United States, and are free to enter and leave the United States for life. Citizens aged 18 will legally enjoy all the rights and interests of American citizens after taking the oath, including immediately applying for American immigration for their spouses, children and 21-year-old overseas parents.
2. Student tuition:
Before going to college at the age of 18, all primary and secondary schools in the United States implemented compulsory education, that is, zero tuition (except private schools). In contrast, at present, the relevant institutions in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou need more than 21,111 US dollars for primary and secondary schools to study in the United States for one year. Going to college (including graduate students and doctoral students) only pays local tuition fees. Take California as an example. In a medium-level California public university, foreign students pay more than $12,111 a year, while "locals" only pay more than $2,111 a year at California State University. If a child completes three years of high school education and four years of college education in the United States, the tuition alone can save about 511,111 yuan.
3. Scholarships:
For ordinary China people who are interested in applying for American university scholarships, they can only compete with outstanding people from all over the world for a very limited number of scholarships open to foreigners. But for people with green cards, the scope of scholarships is far beyond what a foreigner can apply for. Because many scholarship institutions in the United States limit scholarships to "Americans" (people with permanent residency in the United States). Therefore, after immigrating to the United States, the chances of children applying for scholarships are far greater than those of overseas students.
4. Student loans:
Green card holders over the age of 18 can apply for various types of student loans in the year when they get their green cards. For example, the annual tuition fee of an excellent private university in the United States is as high as 31,111 dollars. When green card holders want to study for a two-year master's degree, 61,111 to 71,111 dollars can be used as a loan. After graduation, if you can't find a job, you don't have to repay the loan. After you find a job, you pay it off in years. Usually, you only pay back the loan at one-tenth of your salary every month. In America, there is no one who can't go to school because of financial difficulties.
5. Benefits of immediate family members:
All green card holders can apply for green cards for their spouses and their minor children under the age of 21 after they get married with foreigners.
6. The government helps to find jobs:
The U.S. government has specialized agencies to find jobs for Chinese people free of charge. As long as green card holders register their skills, specialties and interests in this department, the department will find jobs for people free of charge. At the same time, the department also provides free training for people waiting for employment in basic skills (such as computer and English) to help them find jobs.
7. Freedom of employment:
There is no restriction for holders of green cards to work in the United States. In order to protect the interests of Americans, many jobs in the United States (high-tech, biochemical, military and other research, production, security work) are not open to foreigners, even if foreigners have the corresponding knowledge and expertise. This situation makes foreign students in extremely unequal competition with American students when they look for jobs after graduating from college. The green card holder need not worry, he (she) can change from "inferior party" to "superior party".
8. Retirement benefits:
After accumulating tax payment records for ten years (the bottom line is about $51 per month), you can receive the pension ($1,111 ~ $1,211 per month) issued by the US federal government for life after retirement (usually 65 years old). For many immigrants, the number of years of receiving a pension is more than the number of years of paying taxes.
9. Unemployment relief:
When applicants, spouses and even children have no jobs after transferring to a green card, the government will find you a job for free. With a six-month tax record, you can receive government relief (ranging from $411 to $1211 per month) when you report unemployment to the local authorities in the United States.
11. Life insurance and funds:
Green card holders can enjoy some insurance types linked to funds that are not available in China but only in the United States, so that they can earn more after retirement.
11. Old-age medical insurance:
In the United States, medical expenses are quite high, but any "low-income" green card holder (who does not need to pay tax records) can apply for a "medical card" after retirement, and it is no longer necessary to spend money to see any illness with the card. This can completely relieve the worries of the elderly suffering from diseases. For people who are not low-income, as long as they have accumulated tax payment records for ten years, they will not have to bear the medical expenses themselves as long as they pay a small amount of insurance after retirement.
12. Housing subsidy:
Green card holders can apply to buy apartments for low-income elderly people after retirement. You can use about 35% of the market price to buy your own house built by state subsidies in the United States.
13. Government subsidy:
When a green card holder does not have a tax payment record accumulated for ten years before retirement, as long as he becomes an American citizen, the government will directly pay a living allowance (more than $611 per month) after retirement (65 years old). I can enjoy this money even if I don't live in the United States.