Why I Want To Be An Immigrant?

As a flourishing country, the United States of America has been a recurring land of hope and prosperity for immigrants. These foreigners may have been looking for religious freedom, job opportunities, escape from economic and environmental problems, shelter from war, or simply a fresh start at life. With immigration becoming larger and larger as every years passes, with it comes reasons for more legislation and new trends that are contributed by the different array of people who come together in the crucible that is the United States. The nationality or ethnicity of the immigrants vary from the Germans, Irish, Mexicans, Japanese, Chinese and Vietnamese. While there are many cases of immigrants to the United States, they are not always honest, there is always the issues of illegal immigration, that is believed to threaten the American society, “Americans perceived that the large number of immigrants from ethnically, religiously, and culturally different places

People immigrated to America for a plethora of different reasons, some of which included religion, freedom to create, and the opportunity for a prosperous life. However, it is possible for all of these reasons to be grouped into one, extremely simplified, category. Someone wasn’t happy in their own country, and they thought they would be happier in America. Immigrants firmly believed that their life would be better in America, so they abandoned their home country. They left to escape the hardships of their former life, but they had no idea how many hardships awaited them; circumstances made their lives problematic regardless of where they lived. Immigrants held an extremely wearying existence.

For a while I always had my parents or friends give me rides to places. But after I turned 15 I started to think and I decided that I wanted to get my permit. The first try I didn’t get it. At that time it made me not want to get my permit because I didn’t want to fail over and over again and again.

Eleanor Roosevelt said, “the future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” That statement holds strong for immigrants in America. Equal access to opportunities allows immigrants to achieve the American dream. Their success correlates with America’s success because of the contributions immigrants provide to America. Unfortunately, the current immigration policy in America denies many immigrants the American dream. It is crucial to understand the historical context of immigration in America. Initially, most immigrants were from Europe and were not restricted by any immigration laws. Now, most immigrants come from Latin America but are restricted to severe immigration laws. The Latino/a community is one of the most

The first question that I asked my interviewee was why her family made the choice to come to the United States. This seems to be a simple and surface level question, but when it is looked into it can be seen that there is much depth. Mary’s family is from the country of Italy. Her great grandmother arrived at Coney Island in the early 1900’s. They spoke only Italian and came to the United states to make a better life for themselves. Life was hard back in Italy and although they were not poor times were tough. Mary’s family sold everything that they had to come to this country and arrived with only one suitcase. This fact really stood out to me and I asked Mary why they would risk so much for something so vague. She told me that America at that time was the dream for many people and that they would have done absolutely anything to get here. Her great grandmother came with her husband and their daughter, who at the time was only a baby.

On November 20, 2014, Former President of United States of America, Barack Obama gave a speech on immigration at the White House. This topic concerned ample families in the United States of America, as a lot of them are not legally residing in the states and the other families who are citizens and documented are threatened by the increasing number of illegal immigrants because they might become their competition in employment, education and business opportunities. Barack Obama Addressed these concerns in a unique perception that enlightened the audience and gave examples and ideas that led them to view this problem under a different light that isn’t necessarily negative. The president’s connection with the audience was not only logical and

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

Today in the United States, illegal immigrants has become a subject that has left many people upset and angry of the view on deportation. Unfortunately at the cost of personal relationships and attachments with friends and family. Yet in 1947,Helbert Leyman hit the topic of immigration right on the head by saying,“ We are a nation of immigrants. It is immigrants who brought to this land the skills of their hands and brains to make of it a beacon of opportunity and hope for all men (Messener,et al, 127).” Immigrants hands built this country of ours, what it is today. Fast Forward sixty-six years to the present, and these words by Herbert Lehman still ring true today. Our government should closely regulate the flow of immigrants into the

Franklin D. Roosevelt once said, “Remember, remember always that all of us, and you and I especially, are descended from immigrants and revolutionists.”. It is a common assertion that the United States is a “melting pot”-a mixture of numerous different cultures, ethnicities, religions, and people hailing from all over the world. However, just as proudly as this is proclaimed, there is another truth that becomes evident: prejudice against those who dare to make a better life by emigrating to the U.S. is alive and thriving. This unfortunate reality is nothing new. “Immigrants constantly face being discriminated against because of the color of their skin, the sound of their voice, or simply because of the way they look and their beliefs”

Covering the highly relevant and contentious topic of U.S. immigration, Jaimie Sakumura, a speech class student at the University of Kansas, argues in favor of the rights of immigrants (especially illegals) and legislative reform. Speaking passionately on the profound importance of viewing illegal immigrants as human beings with hopes and dreams, she highlights how today’s decisions will be longstanding to the nation’s future.

A. America, to everyone around the world – even to those who have not stepped on its land, is acknowledged as the "Land of Opportunity," a place applauded and revered for its allocation of freedom and equality among its inhabitants. Because of this, those seeking to flee poverty and lack of resources to sustain their lives come this country to experience the "American Dream." One might ask, however. why the presence of illegal immigrants is still apparent within the country 's boundaries if everyone on this territory is equal to one another. According to the Pew Hispanic Center, the number of illegal immigrants in the United States was estimated at 11.5 million in 2011. The population of these illegal immigrants flourished by 27% between 2000 and 2009, as stated by the Department of Homeland Security. With the growing rate of undocumented immigrants, is the government taking action to solve this setback? Fellow classmates, do you think your country is fulfilling its accepted identity? Is America really the "Land of Opportunity"? Is the concept of the American Dream attainable to everyone? Is the presence of equality and freedom apparent in the country? Seemingly, these perceptions are granted only to American citizens. What about those undocumented immigrants – should they have the rights, privileges, and benefits as the rest of us?

Statistics indicate that forty million citizens, or 13% of the entire U.S. population, are foreign born. I am one of these forty million. Unfortunately, discussions about immigration have come to revolve around curtailment, rather than about immigrants themselves. Presidential candidate Donald Trump has risen to fame by painting immigrants as “murderers, thieves, and rapists.” Trump’s popularity signifies a radical shift from the time in which the words, “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free... I lift my lamp beside the golden door,” were boldly inscribed onto the Statue of Liberty. Immigrants are no longer seen as people, but as a pathology. Even discussions about the benefits of immigration aren’t about immigrants themselves, but about what immigration can do for the national economy. As if an immigrant's value to society can only be measured in terms of capital.

Immigrants come to this great country with only one goal and that is to succeed in life. The way they are able to do that is by working in some of the hardest jobs that most Americans are not able to do them self’s. For example some of them are construction workers and the work up to 12 hours a day or perhaps even more than that. While others work

Every type of immigrants has different stories. American citizens have no idea of what immigrants go through or why they decided to migrate to the United States. The most common reasons are the protection, daily necessities, or to improve

Good afternoon senators and representatives of the United States. I am here today to give a speech on the topic of immigration. I was born in Sonora, Mexico in a little hospital, in a little town. I came to United States at the age of 3 years old. I was raised in one of the most ghetto neighborhoods in Phoenix, Arizona. I went to a school with other students that had immigrant parents and some their selves were immigrants. My parents worked hard their whole life. It was little money that was made but it was enough to put food on the table. My dad worked in hard-cord construction and my mother worked in printing factory. Even though it was hard and long hours they worked to make the little money to give me everything I needed, they always taught