Essay About Immigrants Coming To America

Our American belief that everyone is equal has given people hope, changed lives and helped people’s dreams come true Diana Pham was from communist Vietnam and lived as boat people trying to survive in their home country. Diana Pham her husband Vi Luu came to Chicago in 1980, the day she arrived she knew her family had endless opportunities to be whatever and whoever they wanted to be. “My daughters, like other Americans, had an equal opportunity to succeed. America has given our family the chance to become whatever we choose to become.” stated Diana Pham. America’s equality changed just one simple immigrant family from Vietnam and is changing so many other immigrants who risk their lives just to come to America and have an opportunity to be whoever and whatever they want to be.

Immigration is the bedrock on which the United States was founded, yet in most political conversations today it is regarded as a negative topic and for that reason discussing this topic is important. In the US the struggle to be an immigrant is harder than ever. Immigrants are expected to work hard for jobs that they are over qualified for because of a stereotype cast on the

Immigrants come to America chasing hopes and dreams of someday having a life of wealth. The United States has this imagine that everything will be better and all your problems will be solved. However, in the last century we’ve had a raise of Illegal Immigrants in the country.

When most people think about immigration to the United States, they think of the U.S. as being the “land of opportunity,” where they will be able to make all of their dreams come true. For some people, immigration made their lives richer and more fulfilled. This however, was not always the case. A place that is supposed to be a “Golden Land” (Marcus 116) did not always welcome people with open arms. Even after people became legal citizens of the United States, often times the natural born Americans did not treat the immigrants as equals but rather as outsiders who were beneath them in some way. In some situations, people’s lives were made worse by coming to the “land of opportunity.” Often times people were living no better than they

“I came to America because I heard the streets were paved with gold. When I got here, I found out three things. First, the streets weren’t paved with gold; second, they weren’t paved at all: and third, I was expected to pave them” an old Italian immigrant once said. Immigrants faced many obstacles coming to America such as finding work, finding a place to live, acclimating to their new surroundings and learning to communicate. When immigrants came to America, they expected their life to become better and have an easier life.

Regardless of the common claims that are directed at immigrants, there are many statistics that support the more positive aspect of these “aliens.” One of the many things that cause many people to oppose immigration are that many immigrants have low living standards or are simply living off of government welfare programs. The Center for American Progress actually stated that “Less than one in five immigrants live in poverty, and they are no more likely to use social services than the native-born Americans” (CAP,

Immigrants that came to America were pursuing a secure life for themselves and better lives for their children or future children; they envisioned America as the land of opportunity and a prosperous country in which to pursue any endeavor they chose, but no one recognized what was happening to the other half of the country and its citizens--the reality of the thousands of people living in the streets and going months without work--until they arrived. The idea was to come to America and find the American dream, but no one realized just how hard that would be until it was too late. There has always been a false premise of the American dream and the land of opportunity, and the immigrants discovered this the hard way.

In the year of 2000, my family and I immigrated to the United States. We came for a better life, employment, and to get an education. We didn’t know how life would be in the U.S till we came and experienced it. I don’t remember anything since I was only three years old. As growing up, I’ve seen my mom suffer alone. She went through the hard times because it is not easy once you migrate to another country. After so many difficulties and hard work, the outcome has paid off. Life may not be perfect, but I am thankful for having an education right now. Unfortunately, not everyone is lucky enough to pursue their dreams and to accomplish important goals. Just as my family got the chance to live in a country filled with a land of opportunities; immigrants should be allowed into the United States. Looking at the numerous advantages of opportunities in this country, why should there be restrictions? As it is said that “America is a melting pot”, since different races come together to create one union. Immigration to the U.S. should be allowed because immigrants bring needed diversity, important job skills, unusual perspectives, and a richness of customs to the American society.

Illegal immigrants flooding into the United States is by far one of society's biggest problems today. Due to our lack of immigration laws, the immigrants our stealing welfare right out of legal citizen's hands. It's quite simple, without the laws that we need. The immigrants, coming from wherever they do, simply sneak in, have a child, and are automatically given money by the government to care for the child until it turns eighteen years old. The problem is this: In the U.S., there are so many homeless or helpless legal citizens that could use the money. Illegal citizens, who are not part of the country, who have not helped the economy, or had worked to help develop the United States each year are being given the money. It is good to be kind and giving to everyone, but wouldn't you think that citizens who have done all, if not more should be getting that money? All citizens, whether they are new to a country or not, should come in and become citizens the right way. The right way is to legally become a citizen.

Immigrants come to the United States looking for better job opportunities, higher quality education, and possibly to restart their lives. There is no reason for America to create tighter immigration policies when they already deprive immigrants of their residence. Sure, at the end it's the government's choice; but do you really want to see immigrants not get the same opportunities as every other resident that lives in America?

There's still arguments and many citizens that demand Daca to get destroyed. Some of the cases they propose and try to stand for include that Obama forced an executive order that is not only bad but most importantly, it is unconstitutional. Another one is that the President made the correct decision to not only pause the program but also put the all the pressure on Congress so they can decide if they want to pass it or not. After all, Congress seems incapable even successfully pass anything at this point. Giving this type of incentive and this reward to the immigrants and able to do all this will only increase our problem at the border because you’ll now see thousands of more immigrants jumping the wall to reach the United States. There’s

For many centuries, America has been known as the land of opportunity; the opportunity to make a better life for yourself and for your family. Over time, it seems as America has lost the value of being the land of opportunity due to the strict rules of allowing immigrants in our country. The United States started as an immigrated country when Englishmen became the first immigrant settlers, so why can’t it still remain the same way? Immigrants come to America to receive a better life that their country could not give them. The controversy of legalizing immigration has increased over time, and still continues to this day. Some believe that in legalizing immigration will increase the risks of crimes and terrorism, as well

Immigration has existed since the beginning human civilization. It’s no secret that many have gained from immigration. Grace Chang explains this in her book, “Disposable Domestics Immigrant Women Workers in the Global Economy.” In her first three chapters she explains how the government gains form immigrants but, at the same time doesn’t want to give them public benefits. She explains how American citizens view immigrants, and the deep racist stereotypes created by the media. All while telling the stories of women who have experienced extortion, discrimination, and abuse.

The hardship that immigrants put themselves through to find opportunities in America is crazy. In their case, their country is either not providing well enough or have the sources to be stable. Forcing them to undergo desperate measures in desperate times. Making their very own opportunities like for example, leaving to another

Third, immigrants come to the United States for a better live and they don’t care the price of it. Since the united states actually helps out with school and jobs for young people. Parent’s risk everything to give their children a better chance of them having a good education. From there they could actually become someone in life. In this case the united States is idolized by many countries that don't have the same opportunities of education for everyone no matter how poor or rich you are .