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The number of retractions issued for research articles in 2023 has passed 10,000 — smashing annual records — as publishers struggle to clean up a slew of sham papers and peer-review fraud. Among large research-producing nations, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Russia and China have the highest retraction rates over the past two decades, a Nature analysis has found.

Just 263 Vietnamese crossed into the United States via its border with Mexico between October 2021 and October 2022, but nearly 3,300 made that crossing a year later, according to figures from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, or CBP. That number is certain to be surpassed in 2024. From last October to this March, nearly 2,400 have already crossed.

The surge in migration to the U.S. has found parallels elsewhere. In April, the UK’s Home Office announced a partnership with Vietnam to tackle illegal migration routes amid skyrocketing numbers of risky small boat crossings over the English Channel. In 2022, 1% of those arriving on small boat arrivals came from Vietnam, rising to 5% in 2023. So far this year, more Vietnamese have crossed by boat than any other nationality.

But those figures still pale in comparison to the numbers arriving in the U.S.

Back home in Nghe An, Minh, Truc and Ngu struggled to make ends meet — and saw little possibility for improvement. They spoke of being stuck in menial, poorly paid jobs and of corrupt officials who demand bribes from anyone trying to strike out on their own.

“I was not happy with the way the government treated us in Vietnam. My work was suppressed and could not develop,” said Minh, who had been a small business owner in Nghe An. “I could be OK if I chose to do manual jobs like construction work. But if I had a restaurant they [authorities] would just come to ask for money, and suppress us.”

An estimated 18,000 people are smuggled from Vietnam to Europe each year.

Back in October, 39 Vietnamese migrants were found ---- in the refrigerated container of a tractor-trailer at an industrial park about 20 miles east of London. The container had been shipped from the Belgian port of Zeebrugge to Essex, England. The victims inside ranged in age from 15 to 44, and each appeared to have a bag with clothes, a mobile phone and other belongings, according to Essex police.

Vietnam is continually featured in the top three nationalities of potential trafficking victims referred to the U.K. National Referral Mechanism, a government framework "for identifying and referring potential victims of modern slavery", as the number of Vietnamese victims has consistently increased over the past few years.

Knightred:
Freaking idiat trying to proof to we celebs,am sure my patek phillipe wristwatch can still serve your fam for a decade

Sheistoopretty:
Everything about Africa is backward, i can't turn on an African movie in my apartment, neither do I listen to African musics

Dijita:
If there is anything I admired most in America is the availability of Jobs. The fact that if you lose one job there is always another job for you to do.You don't have to beg anyone for money. You may be a CEO and lose your job. if you are willing to be a security officer after your unemployment ran out, you will get one. If you lost your CFO position and ready to work in the restaurant or a truck driver you will get something doing until the right opportunity come along. You as a Nigerian that can speak and read English are in a better position that many other immigrants lacking such important communication skill.


You are talking of housing. Yes. when you compare to where we are coming from. I am not saying this is a walk in the park. I am saying if you put effort and energy you will get result unlike back home.


We continue to learn. However, I have been in America since 1998. Got an undergraduate and two master degrees. Trained children that are engineer, nurse and Ivy league undergraduate. I probably understand the country better than Nigeria

NaijaVietnamese:
I couldn’t continue reading that trash you wrote after a few paragraphs because what’s the point enlightening someone like you, who is rigidly dumb.

That you faced racism and discrimination doesn’t mean every other person must experience it.

You probably have an unlikable personality

and I can feel your inferiority complex from your posts

You sound like someone who go about with a defeatist mindset that the world is against him.

You don’t need to have the IQ of Einstein to know when you’re being discriminated upon or when you’re valued.

Nigerians also discriminate against each other based on tribalism yet it’s not every Nigerian that has experienced it.

I honestly hope you don’t raise children with this warped thought process you have because it will be a pity.

Papilagreen:
In America a car is not a luxury it's a necessity it's not like Nigeria where you can walk easily believe me most people in America if given the opportunity will gladly walk than drive.

Dijita:
There is a lot of complexity in that statistics that is important and useful for policy makers that is not applicable in the context of our discussion here.
My comment you quoted states that if you are hard working and willing to work.

You referenced the document that says 86 hrs of work at minimum wage is required to afford one bedroom. This means if you and your spouse is working regular 80 hours per week and extra 6 hrs( less than the number of hours you will waste in traffic every week in Lagos ), you will be able to afford one bedroom.

you can get roommate, If you don't have spouse you can get two roommates. You can then work yourself up to the point you can be able to buy your own house. That is how a lot of people do it here?

You are not coming to be stuck on minimum wage.

Dogalmighty17:
Abeg shave that matter. Hollywood isn't for mediocres. If they wanted you, they'd have definitely done all it takes to get you. Lupita Nyongo is doing excellently well. She's got what it takes.
Non of our artistes in nollywood have broken through in hollywood and that's not because of lack of trying. The only person I think who could remotely do it, is RMD.

Genevieve may have done well for herself in the Nigerian film industry and there's no disputing that but it would be stretching reality to say that she could have made it in hollywood.

IbeOkehie:
Nobody is keeping you down. Free yourself from the victim mentality. Americans have a culture of hard work, fair play and freedom. They have generously allowed people from all over the world to partake in it. For that I'm grateful.

Slavery was outlawed in the USA in the 1860s, but it still goes on in Africa. Go do something about that.

Good Luck to Nigeria.

TechCapon:
Even before opening the thread I know it must be a black bishop. They're the only ones capable of this kind of atrocities

Dijita:
Yes, there are homeless people in America. no one that is hard working and ready to work is going to be homeless whether you have paper or not. There is always work for you to do as long as you are not choosy.

While employment helps people stay housed, it does not guarantee housing. As many as 40%-60% of people experiencing homelessness have a job, but housing is unaffordable because wages have not kept up with rising rents. There is no county or state where a full-time minimum-wage worker can afford a modest apartment. At minimum wage, people have to work 86 hours a week to afford a one-bedroom. Even when people can afford a home, one is not always available. In 1970, the United States had a surplus of 300,000 affordable homes. Today, only 37 affordable homes are available for every 100 extremely low-income renters. As a result, 70% of the lowest-wage households spend more than half their income on rent, placing them at high risk of homelessness when unexpected expenses (such as car repairs and medical bills) arise.