The Importance Of Being An Immigrant To America

I have been a part of this great nation for 80 years. From the time I took my first breath as a baby to this exact moment of 1940. Over the years, I have traveled to experience and witness life changing events. Due to my past, I have gained a true sense of what it means to be an American. And believe me, America is something to be proud of.

I always kept in my mind how my father worked day and night for little pay to provide for my family. Seeing both of my parents struggling as two young immigrants trying to provide a home for two kids was the fuel that kept me pushing forward. I am the oldest, so naturally responsibility was placed on my shoulders. I had to take care of my younger brother, while my parents worked. I also served as a translator for my mother who spoke very little English. My parents barely received education in high school, so I helped my mom and dad with most of the paperwork. I remember writing letters for immigration, employers, lawyers, and to the court for several family members.

For the past 18 years of my life I have watched people assiduously walk in and out of my life. Although People coming in and out of your life is a normal thing, There were four people whose departure impacted me the most. To be more specific, my father(s). I have witnessed my mom make several attempts to find the right man would impact both of our lives in a positive way. My mother has been married four times and the same trend continued to repeat, they all left. For a long time I was used to the fact that people coming and going, I would say that i became a realist at a very young age. As i've gotten older I was never able to understand why every single person left, I always thought their reason was me, the typical bratty spoiled kid with

Expat. Expatriate, from the Latin ex ("out of") and patria ("fatherland"). Someone living in a foreign land. Immigrant. From the Latin immigratum ("go into", "move in"). A person who comes to a country to take permanent residence.

On October 22, 2001 my parents made the sacrificial decision of moving to the United States in hopes of providing a brighter future for my brother and I. Coming from a country where education and healthcare were not considered a right, but rather a privilege, I have had the misfortune of witnessing the discernible impact that detrimental poverty has on the overall health of a population. That being said, from very early on I promised myself to never take advantage of the sacrifices my parents have endured, the freedom I have attained, and the education I have received.

To me being American is sometimes makes me really proud but sometimes makes me angry because of the way we treat others. I see how many Americans help people but treat their own neighbors with no respect or dignity. That’s not the way it should work. To me being american is such a blessing. Fellow Americans may not treat each other the way they should but we have so many opportunities just by putting in the work and proving we give as much as we deserve. I love that people have the opportunity to be themselves. We can go to college and become a lawyer or graduate high school and go straight to work buy an old truck lift it and go mudding in the forest. America is a beautiful place with so many options. It is sad to see it begin to fall apart

“O beautiful for spacious skies, For amber waves of grain..” The figure 10.2 on page 228, is a photo of two men crossing the border illegally into the United States. While I believe the photo is staged; I think it represents the struggle and desperation they are feeling to come into the United States versus waiting and doing it the right way. Living here in the United States is a privilege; People of other countries dream about living in this wonderful country. This is an example of the lengths people will go to come here. Since peace is the reason people from around the world want to come and live

The United States has been an ambivalent place for me. Dubious are my thoughts on whether or not I enjoy my stay here, as compared to other places on the planet Earth. Then again, compassion for humanity itself can be quite tainted when you do not see eye to eye with the various belief systems and political viewpoints set in place, and no one usually does, no matter the area you live in. America is defined as being free: a sanctuary for those who seek refuge, though there are still pros and cons just as there are for any other territory in the world. The U.S. is not the finest, and most liberating, country to live in, but it can be a relief living in a place where diversity flourishes profoundly. I would feel obligated to state that America

I am very happy to live in America because of the freedoms. I love the freedoms because I like to know that I can do things that other people can’t. As well

From since the 19th century, waves of immigrants have migrated to the U.S. in search of the freedom and prosperity guaranteed by the Constitution. In pursuit of the “American” dream immigrants take shelter on American soil each year seeking employment, education, refuge, and better lives for their families. In 2015, the Migration Policy Institute reported that: “there were 43.3 million immigrants in the U.S. accounting for 13.5% of the U.S. population.” It’s unfortunate that immigrants role in society is misunderstood because of differing views on whether they help or harm society. My dream is to live in a world where immigrants are more integrated into society. In order to achieve this dream, American citizens must rid themselves of

There can be many difficulties for immigrants coming to this country. One of the biggest struggles for newly arrived peoples is to simultaneously be an American and

America is a country that, from its very founding, has a distinguishing quality that no other country in the world shares. This quality was the willingness to accept people of all different cultures as citizens of the country. This acceptance drew nearly every imaginable kind of person to the country, a country with just one primary language, English. With all this diversity came hundreds of new languages spoken by the immigrants. To this day there are still pockets of isolated ethnic groups that cannot speak English, the most prevalent language used in America. Every citizen of the United States should be able to speak English because it provides a medium by which people of all different cultures can communicate, interact, and thus

As author Kathy Escamilla states, the US is “a self-proclaimed ‘nation of immigrants’ has historically had an uncomfortable relationship with its immigrants and their languages (Gándara and Escamilla).” Particularly after World War I, the US piloted an era of “Americanization” forced upon all immigrants that sought refuge within its walls after the Great War. By 1923, 34 states had created laws that enforced English-only teaching in schools. Children who were entering America found it nearly impossible to learn in schools and adults had problems finding jobs as communication was difficult without knowing any English. America, in its attempt to prevent radicalized thinking and promote its “America First” ideals, had (un)intentionally blockaded and

Immigration has been a precedent since the first visit in the early 1700- 1900’s made by Peter Minuit and the negotiation of the purchasing of the island of Manhattan in 1626 with the Algonquian Indians. (Bankston III, 2015). In 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signs into law H.R. 2580, Public Law 89-236 (79 Stat. 911). “the Immigration Bill (1965). The bill recognized both the importance of lawful immigration, and the challenges of unlawful immigration, and repaired a very deep, a painful flaw in the fabric of American justice, corrected a cruel and enduring wrong into the conduct of the American Nation (Johnson, 1965).

I am married, unemployed and parent of a newborn child. My spouse lives and works in another country, since he does not have documents yet, to enter the U.S . We are planning to apply for his immigration documents but we cannot afford it yet. My spouse does provide me financial support, $500 every month. He cannot provide me more than that, since his salary is very low when converted to USD. My parents also provide me the financial support about $200-$250 a month. So my total financial support is approximately $700-750 each month. I currently stay at my friend’s apartment. Sometimes I stay at my parent’s place. Unfortunately, I cannot work at this moment, because my child is less than 3 weeks. I have to take care of her. For these reasons,