The Role Of Immigrants In American Society

Immigration is the means for a individual that is not originally from an area or country to migrate to another area, “the action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country” (Google, 2017). When an individual from a different country migrates into a foreign country they undergo “immediate stressors associated with meeting basic survival needs, losing the familiar, learning English, and meeting the demands of life in a new environment. They also soon face resettlement challenges of cop- ing with cultural change, mobilizing resources to meet their needs, and formulating future life goals” (Timberlake, Faber, Wall, Taylor, Sabatino, 2003) Immigrants usually rely on their spirituality, moral frameworks, culture framework and famility sustaining

America is a nation of immigrants; all immigrants came to America for the same as the British settler did for opportunities to improve their lives. According to Detroit Free Press, “On January 15, 2018, Jorge Gracia was deported , and said goodbye to his family; He was brought into the country by an undocumented family member and tried various paths to become a legal resident”. Immigrants affect today's American society in a myriad of ways; however, migrating to the united states is difficult for some who wish to become a citizen of the united states due to a complicated process. The government has made a immigration strict due to certain requirements that must be fulfilled,but limiting restrictions and requirements will reassure the america’s society

There are several ways immigrants can adjust to the United States! First, immigrants can try our local foods. Second, immigrants can familiarize themselves with American media. Third, immigrants can force himself to make a small talk. Fourth, immigrants can share their life experience, but they have to keep an open mindset. Finally the fifth one, they can explore and try new things.

At this time, the United States has allowed more immigrants to enter the country than at any time in its history. Over a million legal and illegal immigrants take up residence in the United States each year. I am the immigrant, too. All the other countries people like to come here for the better lives for them and their families. America is a freedom-oriented country, where everyone likes to live. I came here 3 years ago, first, I did not like it, but it is good in here. Now I want to live here with my religions and heritage. American culture is very different from Indian culture. I can mix these cultures and I can live my life. This country gives freedom for however you want to live. Immigration at current magnitude is not fulfilling the interests or demand of this country. Many people believe that immigrant should not come to the United States of America. They think immigrants taking way their places and jobs, but this is not true. I am not totally disagreeing with them. Who ever come to the US they have their own goals and ideas that they follows. An immigrant does not mean to take their jobs from them. America is a melting pot of different cultures. Many people who live here are undocumented immigrants.

The issue of immigration in America has caused a major controversial uproar, such as whether or not immigrants have the right to become legal citizens of America and participate in what most citizens take advantage of, like voting and have a driver’s license. Some Americans believe that no one should be allowed to come to America to live because of the fear of minorities trying to take over. While others believe there is nothing wrong with the idea, and that should be given the right to become a citizen of America. Issitt (2016) said, “Immigration refers to the movement of persons from one nation or region to another with the purpose of seeking permanent residence.” According to this view immigrants deserve rights as a citizen if the desire

The United States is commonly known as “The Melting Pot.” This phrase means a place where different people, styles, and theories are mixed together. The U.S. is perceived as a place where these differences are accepted, but lately things have been changing. There has been a large dispute over the concept of whether immigration has helped or hurt our country. I believe that immigration has helped the United States in a positive way. Immigration has changed the country by bringing diversity, strengthening the economy, and supporting the agricultural workforce.

America is known as a developed country and it often called as “superpower”. It is not surprisingly that immigrants are interested to live or looking for jobs in America. Every year the number of immigrants that come to the United States has been increased. Thousand of Legal or illegal immigrants come from around the world to The United States of America. The existences of immigrants in America have been debated among American. According to Linda Chavez, author and chairperson of the Center for Equal Opportunity in Washington D.C., debates about immigration have become “one of the most controversial public-policy debates in recent memory”. On the other hand, American is worried by immigrants due to immigrants take their job, do not pay taxes,

There are thousands of immigrants from around the world that come to the United States, some legally and others illegally. Some just want to have an adventure in the US while others are running out of civil unrest and other prosecutions seeking the “American Dream.” “America was seen as the Promised Land by the oppressed and exploited masses” (Drew, 2017).

Throughout the 19th and 20th century America has made their decision indecisive on whether to allow immigrants to come to America or not, because of overpopulation and the destruction of the American citizenship. However, America was marketed as a free country and was a place for immigrants to start over, and have a better life. The immigration restriction act however, was passed in 1901, and restricted all immigrants from America. Immigration should not have been restricted in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s because America was advertised as a country full of opportunity for everyone and these restrictions would go against this principle. In 1880 an unknown illustrator draw a cartoon called, “Arc of Refugee”. In the cartoon the illustrator draws a reference to Noah's Ark, but instead of Noah and his animals which were supposed to be used to start a new life, it's Uncle Sam as Noah taking in a male and female immigrant from different countries for them to start over a new life a better life in America. We can also see in this message on the side of the arc, as the people continue to move ahead, signs saying things like ” no oppressive taxes” “ no expenses Kings” “ no compulsory military service” and “ no knout or dungeons” Also next to Uncle Sam it says, “ free education, free land, free speech, free valid, free LUNCH” (Arc of Refugee illustration). This is a resemblance of America advertising better things trying to persuade immigrants to come to America for better treatment and a better life. The illustrator of this drawing shows his opinion as being against immigration restriction because as we see in the image he has Uncle Sam welcoming immigrants for better lives and wants them to have all the perks of Living in America, like free education free land, free speech, free vote, etc. If immigration was restricted at this time the people coming to America for better right would have to continuously live as they were being deprived of their proper right and wouldn't be able to migrate. America can not advertise these perks of immigrating to America if they're going to restrict immigration. Later, in 1915, the US passed the literacy test act, this is when immigrants must take a test, and can only

Many will describe immigrant in many different ways; however, it all would agree that an immigrant is a person whom migrates from their native home land to another. Immigrants migrate for many reasons. Most immigrants migrate for opportunity and freedom. These individual leave their belongings to head to freedoms are what most of us natives of the United States take for granted. These freedoms are as simple as religious freedom, or the opportunity to own their own land. Some immigrants are forced into a new area against their wishes. They are then forced into becoming what is known as domestic workers. Domestic workers are forced to perform jobs that one may not normally want to do.

The international movement of people into a designated country of which they do not currently have citizenship in or where they are not natively born in is known as immigration. In many cases, the newcomers often stay in the country they have migrated to as permanent residents or as naturalized citizens. They may also take jobs as migrant workers or as a temporary foreign worker. The laws and regulations of immigration has been a conflict for decades. Immigration laws have resulted in a situation where many illegal “aliens” are either deported or legalized. Immigration laws have certainly resulted in an issue that has been constantly brought up by the media and politicians. Immigration appears to be a major source of controversy in parts of the developed world, raising political, legal and social issues.

Can everyone reach their American dream? The identity of an individual in society today has labels on it based on finer characteristics, race being the primary one, gender, and sexual orientation. Success has measured through the perspective of the individual themselves because of an individual's identity can vary on their image of what their own success looks like. As a person of color, we face the reality of inequality because of our race in different endeavors we attempt to embark. It is believed to be a privilege to be Caucasian in America because we live in a society where white supremacy still exists in the forefront of our nation. A country built by immigrants that were essentially exiled out of their own place by Caucasians, it doesn't make sense to how much power is held by the white race. Immigrants come to America because they see the United States as a place of opportunity. Many immigrants migrate to America searching for better opportunities and to escape the horrendous living conditions in their country, not knowing the hardships of being a successful immigrant in the United States. When you're defining success you think of power and wealth but there is more to success than being wealthy and having power, it's more about achieving your goals and having a desired vision come to life and being treated with respect.

“It is important to be an American citizen so that I can have an equal right in how this country should run. I have Studied here, grew up here like average child grows up in America. It's what I know, so, I should have equal right to vote and decide its fate,” and that is one thing that matters to Priya, one of my interviewee the most. Not just Priya but other immigrants like Priya all share one thing and that is the sense of belonging to this nation regardless of their citizenship statues. Why should citizenship be only based on who came here the “proper” way, why not giving those a chance at the American Dream, those that left everything far behind only to have a life full of opportunities that this country promises? They belong here because they contribute to the economy of this country through paying taxes like Priya does. Documented or undocumented, immigrants do not take the jobs of the natives because most natives with a college education are least likely to do the jobs that many immigrants do. Natives are not competing for jobs against these immigrants.

Is it true that immigrant’s native roots never leave them? Do communities keep the best interest in mind for immigrants? An immigrant is a person who migrates to another country, usually for permanent residence. I live in the great state of Texas, where there are many immigrants for example, according to the US Census for 2016, Hispanics account for 37% of the population in Texas. My church in Buda, Texas has 3500 families and is about 70% Hispanic in membership; moreover, half of our family friends are Hispanic and most of these friends are living the US culture. Some of our employees though maintain Spanish as their primary language. One of our closest family friends was born in Lebanon and migrated to the US for college and stayed. Immigrants are better off socially and psychologically, when they learn the language of their new country as soon they migrate while keeping elements of their native heritage.

According to Catherine E. Shoichet, “12 million unlawful migrants right now live in the United States, which is around proportionate to the populaces of Illinois, Pennsylvania, Ohio, or Michigan”. Evacuating each of the 12 million unlawful foreigners, at that point, would resemble expelling one of the above states, an entirely cynical task. In functional terms, it isn't conceivable to send that much migrants back to their separate nations economically and productively. This raises the question of what to do with the foreigners that are now here, and how to expand security to keep the quantity of undocumented immigrant coming under control. It might be doable to concede citizenship to those unlawful migrants that have been in the U.S. for quite a while.