The Importance Of Being An Immigrant

I do not really know what brought about this outburst but as an immigrant of this country for many years, I am proud of the different cultures that has evolved from the day I first came here.

I am who I am today because of my parents, first my dad worked so hard in order to be able to pay to get our papers and be able to legally come into the country. The immigration process took more than 10 years. We were only able to see my dad once a year because he was here working and saving up to bring the family together. In July of 1998 just 3 months before I was born my sister Elena passed away before being able to come into the country, she waited for so long to reunite with my dad and it didn't happen she left before her dream came into reality. When my family was finally able to reunite we made the most of it we enjoyed every second with each other. When I entered school I was known for the Mexican girl who didn't know English however

It was the 11th, the day that we arrived. My dad and my sister had already made it, and it was really late. My flight landed, and so had 16 others. We off of the flight, and headed straight for immigration. Last time we came, immigration took 5 minutes, but this time, it took 45! After the long immigration process, we went to the baggage belt, where we couldn’t find our bags. While we were walking to go and file a complaint, we found one of our bags off of the baggage belt. Others took our bags off of the belt, so we went around the belt to find the bags. After we found the bags, we headed out of the airport. It was 4 am, and as soon as we got home, we went to sleep. We got up at about nine and got ready to go to my aunt and uncle’s 25th anniversary

Leng had a difficult time while growing up. He struggled as a slave to his aunt and uncle as an orphan. The feeling of being unloved and unwanted made his life unbearable. But that never stopped him from being who he is today. He spent his whole childhood growing up in a refugee camp with his aunt and uncles. It wasn’t long until he was able to immigrant to the United States with his sister Houa, and her husband. He had hoped for a better life here, but only found it to be more difficult.

Recently the United States has experienced a large number of immigrants coming over to the country within the 2000s. In recent studies, there are about 11.5 million undocumented immigrants in the United States. The undocumented immigrant population has grown 27% between 2000 to 2009. Immigrants from Mexico make up 59% of the undocumented immigrants in the United States. These undocumented immigrants can help the economy and country grow. These undocumented immigrants do have some downside to them, which makes people question do they really help this country. Many people question if this is a good or bad thing for the U.S. economy or the country. Immigrants have helped the U.S. economy out a lot and propose more positives then negatives on

I never apprehended how fortunate I was until my life changed on December twelfth two thousand thirteen. I was only a freshman still trying to adjust to new people and a new school. I would have never thought I had to become a responsible adult much earlier in life. It all began with one phone call from my mother saying she just been struck by a car.

Although America was built upon immigrants, American citizens had varying degrees of toleration of new immigrants. America was seen as a place of opportunity and freedom which led many travel to America to better their own lives.

No one enjoys leaving their home, but when calamities occur there is sometimes no choice. Due to political and natural disasters, such as the earthquake in 2010, the number of Haitian immigrants in the United States has increased to 700,000 in the last 30 years. Many of these immigrants were encouraged to come to America for safe keeping until the year of 2018. Most of these Haitians have plans to stay in the country illegally. Very few of these immigrants have understanding towards the American life. To help them become legal, the United States can create an adaption program to aid immigrants in acquiring abilities to speak English, maintain economic stability, and provide workers for the United States.

The United States was originally founded by immigrants. As the country started to form, those immigrants started to call themselves “Americans”. As the country grew and prospered, the country was no longer made up of immigrants. Although that didn’t stop the immigrants from coming. Many brought their families which eventually led the government to ask what they should do with them. The DREAM act was proposed which would lead college age immigrants to citizenship. This act proposed that these immigrants would have to have been in the U.S. before the age of 16 and have obtained a GED or a high school diploma. From this they would have Conditional Resident status from which they would be able to get permanent residency through attending an institution of higher learning or serving in the military. There are many who support it, but there are also many who are against the act.

In the United States, we live in a country filled with immigrants. That’s what makes the country itself. Millions of people from all around the world come to the United States hoping to get a better chance at life, or escaping persecution and civil wars in their home country. There are many turns to living here in the U.S., such as when families cannot earn enough money to support themselves and their children. ⅓ of all the children in the United States in poverty are children of immigrants. Immigration is an important political issue in our society. Many politicians are voicing their opinions in speeches and campaigns, with their own view on this topic and what to do about immigrants. Here are a few examples of what is important

Immigrants have been coming to America for better lives for several centuries now. It is hypocritical of us to keep immigrants out of our country, consider that our ancestors were immigrants at one point as well. Allowing immigrants into America helps make us a diverse nation, and being diverse is always a good thing. Being multicultural helps us to learn different things and grow in society. Some may say that building a wall will help us by keeping immigrants out, when it will only keep us from gaining true equality among the masses. The only way to change the past is to move forward and keeping immigrants out keeps from doing exactly that. Immigration policymaking should be by the authority of the federal government.

Immigrants have played a significant role to strengthen the U.S. economy. There are some distinct factors that would further stimulate the U.S. economy due to immigration. These include; the increased productivity and GDP level, provision of a large number of unskilled, semi-skilled and skilled labors, entrepreneurs and technological innovators, demand for goods and services and the positive fiscal impact on American revenue.

America is and isn’t the land of opportunity for all. America accepts a decent amount immigrants each year. They have to go through a lengthy process, but if they are accepted they can come to America really easily. However, opportunity in America is not as easy as they might think. Life for an immigrant can be slow and arbitrary for a while, and sometimes it might never get better.

If your next-door neighbors were sitting in the rain and hungry would you put a roof over their head and feed them before your own family and children? Then why is the U.S. doing it for legal and illegal immigrants? Until every U.S citizen has a roof over their head and food in their stomach immigration should be limited. There are too many of our resources going to immigrants that should be used for U.S. citizens first, like housing, medical, food and many others. Over the past decade immigration into the U.S. has been on the constant rise making it harder for American’s to get the help and resources that they need and deserve. Immigrants are willing to work for less and under the table making it harder for American’s to find jobs, the use

“[There is an] estimate that there are 9.3 million undocumented immigrants in the country... 4.5 million [are] undocumented me, 3.2 million [are] women, and 1.6 million [are] children” (Passel, “Undocumented Immigrants: Facts and Figures”). These undocumented parents struggle every step of the way even to get their children something as simple as an education. Undocumented parents come to this county so they are able to work and have a better future for themselves and their children. These parents leave everything behind because they want to have a better life, they want their children to have better opportunities. Often once these undocumented people get here they see how difficult it is to get ahead, they often struggle to meet their basic needs because they are not citizens. They find it hard to get an education which is why the DACA program was created; to ensure that minors brought to this nation have the ability to study and work to better their future while living in the United States. But what defines a citizen? A citizen is defined as a person that lives in a nation which contain municipal privileges and freedoms such as; education, freedom of expression, and pay taxes. Therefore, making the students in the DACA program suitable for the title citizen.