Summary Of Immigration And The Problems Of Migration To The United States

1. What are the main themes, politically and socially, that are portrayed in the film?

Immigrants come from different parts of the world in many shades of white, brown, and black. In extreme cases, some immigrants are stereotyped as rapists, thieves, drug dealers, etc. or at the very least seen as second-class citizens. Depending if they support the issue or not, even the red or blue side of the political party, people tend to blind themselves from the reality of why they actually migrate. Natives tend to deny seeing the humanity in immigrants’ individual stories and lives. They not only migrate to different countries for better opportunities, but to find jobs to support their families and give their children a better education than they would have had in their country. George Saunders’ short story, The Semplica-Girl Diaries, relates to immigration because the SG’s reflect the treatment of immigrant workers in our society. The SG’s display women who have lived in extreme poverty and don’t have a better choice but to sell themselves to the rich as lawn

Immigration is a heavy topic to address, but the authors of these articles have a way of putting a human face to these stories that help make the article more personal and understandable. In the article “In Trek North, First Lure Is Mexico’s Other Line,” the author talks about the story of an immigrant woman who lost her leg while on her way to America. The author begins to explain that the immigrant woman was trying to find work in America so she could support her four year old daughter back home. Archibold, author of “In Trek North, First Lure Is Mexico’s Other Line,” says, “[the woman] made it to Mexico and onto the train. But after it departed there were cries of “Migra!” — the immigration police — and a scramble that sent her tumbling under the train,” (Archibold 36.) The woman lost her leg, but all she could think about was staying alive for her four year old daughter. This story that archibold plants in the reader’s mind lets the reader understand the reason for why immigrants are so resilient into coming to America. The author for “The Heartache of an Immigrant Family” did the same thing as archibold. Sonia Nazario, author of “The Heartache of an Immigrant Family,” began to tell the story of Lourdes and her children. Sonia explains that, “Lourdes Pineda was the single mother of a 5-year-old

Although, the immigration reform needs to be changed, America must not loose track that this nation was once founded by immigrants. Of course, the government must find a way to tighten security at every border, but not all immigrants come to our country to cause problems. This great country is still the land of opportunity, and doors are open too whom ever chooses to walk through them. On top of that, some immigrants are forced to migrate to the U.S. For instance, thousands of Syrians come to the West to get away from the scrutiny that their country is suffering from. They find themselves in a middle of a war, and having to deal with a group of terrorist called "ISIS". This is a terrorist group that has no regard for life, and inflicts terror

A native of Mexico, Gonzalez came to the United States using a visa, to visit family members and in 1994, police convicted Gonzalez of the abduction and rape of a Waukegan, Illinois woman. During his conviction his attorney, Vanessa Potkin, addressed that at twenty years old, Gonzalez spoke very little English, had no criminal record, and yet the police wanted to pin the crime on him. Twenty years later, DNA from the crime cleared him of both charges, and Gonzalez is now threatened with deportation. Situations such as this occur often in the United States with immigrants subjected to being accused of crimes because of their inability to speak proper English and lay victim to stereotypical views. Americans have the misconception that all immigrants pose a threat to the United States and that immigrants entering the United States have the intent to perform terrorist attacks. This way of thinking continually perpetuates the stereotype that immigrants are dangerous. Although terrorists may be immigrants, not all immigrants could be terrorists, terrorists and immigrants posses many differences. Domestic terrorists or terrorists, who enter the country, have the intent of using violent acts to achieve a political goal. To further prove this argument, Sharon Bass, an Immigration Service Officer at the US Department of Homeland Security, addresses that “the average immigrant migrates to the United States to better their lives or their family’s lives, seek employment or reunite with

Immigration is a big subject that is talked about a lot today. Many authors us immigration as a subject in their text to us different techniques. Many articles and novels use different ways to portray immigration. The red umbrella by Christina Diaz Gonzalez and “A band-aid for 800 children” by eli saslow, they both portray immigration in many similar and different ways.

Most people think to themselves “why immigrate?” Although there are multiple answers to this question, many people face different challenges in life, and this just might have been what pushed the French and European to settle in the New World. Since the colonial era, America has seen a wave of immigrants migrate in search of freedom and equality. Is this the same immigration today? Nearly 11.6 million immigrants from Mexico reside in the U.S. Today Immigration has a significant impact on many aspects of life in the United States, from the workforce and the classroom to communities across the country. Not all immigrants come to America legally whether as naturalized citizens, legal permanent residents, refugees and asylums, international

For many centuries now immigration has been important to the key developments of North American countries. From the English settlers from the original 13 colonies, to the French who settled into what is now modern day Canada, even the Irish and German settlers during the Industrial revolution, all the way to Mexicans trying to find work in the booming U.S. economy after the second world war, immigrants have always flocked to America in search of a better life. The Immigration issues doesn’t just stop there either, even in today’s time many refugees from the middle east are fleeing Islamic terrorist groups only to find their rights and safety in America threatened as well. With the recent election of Donald Trump and the promises he has

George W. Bush once said, “I’ve seen what immigrant families add to our country. They bring the values that made us a great nation to begin with.” In light of the recent presidential election, more and more attention has been brought to the question of what to do with the influx of illegal immigrants coming from the southern border. Most of America’s undocumented population has traveled a treacherous journey from Latin American countries and through the southern border. Many politicians have proposed a mass deportation of up to eleven million of these workers without thinking of the possible repercussions. Though it seems that illegal immigrants hurt the country from an economic standpoint, they are essential to the success of the American

America is a mixing pot, diverse cultures combined and effectively integrated, however it is dissimilar when talking about immigration and refugees being fully accepted into their society. In the past year, a new president was elected into the white house and there have been some controversies about his way of deal with immigrates, refugees and other minority groups in the USA. In the history of the USA there has been laws restricting people of color to move or build neighborhoods in certain areas within the country, as an example of integration that failed and is still being fixed in the US. A modern-day example is the travel ban, a specific group of countries do are not allowed to travel to the United States. Most of these countries are Muslim

“Give me your tried, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to be free…Send these…the homeless… I lift my lamp beside the golden door.” Large number of immigrants came to the United States during the late 1800’s and the early1900 's. Many European immigrants entered the United States through the processing Center Ellis Island, while the Chinese immigrants entered the United States through Angel Island. The immigrants went through many medical and oral exams before they were allowed to enter the country. Today the United States allows immigrants into the country as long as they go through a legal process to become a citizen. But I knocked at the door and found “ the Western style buildings are lofty: but I have not the luck to live in them. How was anyone to know that my dwelling place would be a prison?” Has the United States government been fair to immigrants throughout history and should the United States government place stricter limits on the amount of immigrants that come into the United States?

The United States of America is facing a huge dilemma. This is the current immigration process and legalization of illegal migrants. It seems like nowadays immigration is all we hear about and how it is the only policy on which our population cares about. Which is sensible, because of all the refugees coming into America seeking asylum from their war torn countries. America has always been a glittering beacon to immigrants in foreign countries who want to better themselves and live out the American dream. Knowing when they come over here they are not made legal automatically. They also have to face the stigma and prejudice of being an immigrant. Many Americans believe illegal immigrants come to the United States just to abuse the system and take jobs away from the citizens. Little do they know the application fee to come a permanent citizen is way over-priced. Also, the wait time for spouses to be legalized is too long. The time has come for our politicians to step up to the plate and get our immigration problem fixed. To make the process of becoming a naturalized citizen easier and seamless. We need to lower the cost of applications, expedite the time it takes for a spouse to be naturalized, and lower the amount of temporary visas given out. If these steps are taken our immigration system will be vastly upgraded.

The review of this movie is based on sociological matters that are outshined in the film and touch on the lives of the individuals, their way of living, morals, behavior and cultural aspects. The film is set in a real society and concentrating much on social issues of the society more than the economic, technological and political status of this society based in New York.

The main issue that the movie raises is the idea that being subjected to peer pressure and malicious parenting

The movie takes up a lot of subjects. One obvious is slavery. There is also discrimination of women and human trafficking.