Why Immigration Is Important To Me

My parents Immigrated from Poland to the United States in search for better opportunity for the children that they planned to have. When my parents finally made the move, they started with nothing and no one to turn to; they did not even know how to speak English. All my parents knew for sure was that they were going to raise three children in America and do all they could possibly do to motivate and make them passionate for school. My parents have always wanted their children to achieve the careers of their dreams and be able to support their own family as well as be happy with their lives. My parents have struggled with money their entire lives, which is another reason why they did all they could to get to America and motivate their children for schooling. They did not want their children to struggle with money the way that they did. But this led another issue, affording college. My parents did not have enough money for their children to attend college. Because of this, I have done my best in school to earn outstanding grades and do my best to earn scholarships.

As a first-generation American I’ve had to face certain challenges that people from non-immigrant families wouldn’t have to face. The most obvious challenge is subtle racism. I’ve had people, speaking directly to me, imitate the way other Indian people speak, make racist jokes (some people think racist jokes are validated if they’re speaking to someone from the race in question), justifying themselves by telling me things like “but you’re not like that.” I come from people who are “like that.” I may be an American but that doesn’t mean anyone can make comments about my family and where they come from. Another such challenge is that my parents often can’t help me navigate American life. But their experiences, the difficulties I’ve seen them face in their lives, and the values they’ve picked up and passed down to me have shaped how I approach life’s problems. Seeing their struggles to create a good life for our family in the US has taught me the importance of education, hard work, risk-taking, and optimism.

Illegal immigration is quite the scorching topic in our society at the moment. Our President-Elect, Donald J. Trump, is an advocate against illegal immigrants and wants to deport them. Our current president, Barack “Barry” Obama, is an advocate for illegal immigrants and wants to give them amnesty. I, along with his many other supporters, am with our next president. Illegal immigration is one of the few titanic zits on our country’s shining face and they do not benefit America nearly to the extent that they harm the country.

I grew up in a somewhat typical middle to upper middle-class American family in the South. To say I was privileged would be accurate, although, there’s far more to the story than meets the eye. My father is the son of a Jewish father and mother. His father, Nathan Lamm was born in Russia, which is now Poland. His mother, Margaret Roth Lamm was of Jewish Austrian-Hungarian descent, and was born in the United States. Both are now deceased, but lived long lives of 87 and 92 years. My mother is the daughter of an Italian-born immigrant Anthony Michael Santora, who was born in Italy in 1902 and immigrated with his family to the United States when he was 12-years of age. He had few memories of Italy and the language after spending most of

Growing up, I was a first generation American. My family emigrated from Egypt seventeen years ago with a dream of starting a life in America. After coming to a new country and leaving their family behind, they had to find a way to start a new life. However, being an immigrant came with many challenges that my parents had to face head on. A few months after my parents and sister moved to America, I was born. Being that my parents never received a full education they struggled only to earn mundane jobs. My mom stayed home to take

As the son of impoverished Mexican immigrants, I never experienced the luxuries and everyday joys of other children my age. For instance, while other children worried about missing their favorite television shows or about what gifts they were going to receive for Christmas, I spent a majority of my time worrying about whether or not my parents would be able to put food on our table or be home in time to say goodnight. Yet, thanks to the support of my family and an unsurpassed desire to obtain a better life, I have immersed myself into my studies, in hopes that I can one day better the situation for those around me.

I was born in Kerala, India and was raised in Chicago, IL. I came to America at the age of three hoping for a better future. My father came to America first, and he lived with my Aunt who had three sons. After two years my father saved enough money to bring my mom, sister, and I to the US. During this time he would work as a dishwasher at a nursing home to support my family. After a month of living with my Aunty and her kids my dad found an apartment to rent. Eventually, we moved into a tiny one-bedroom apartment with my family. That was the hardest time period for me due to language barriers. My sister and I started to learn English. However, my parents were struggling to learn a new language so we would have to go everywhere with them to translate. Another, difficulty that we faced was financial issues. At that time we were making ends-meet and we were scraping every penny that we got. Afterwards, my mom got her CNA license she started working two jobs when I was only four years old. Even till this day she is still working two jobs to support the

Your standing and have been waiting all day to go into the US for a better life, a new start, and a chance to live happily. But, you're told you can’t enter and you need to turn around. How would that make you feel? I think that we should have immigration. Some reasons why we should have immigration is it changes the economy, gives people a chance for a better life, and it brings many new cultures to the US.

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.

As an immigrant, life was very difficult financially. With just the clothes on their backs my parents left their home country, Haiti, and came to the US in pursuit of the American Dream. They wanted a better life for my sisters and I, however, we faced many challenges growing up. It was difficult adjusting to a new country, language, and culture. My parents did not speak English nor did they have a formal education, so it was difficult finding a stable job to sustain us. We became dependent on public assistance in order to survive. We lived in a low-income, underserved area and attended low performing schools. Our family income was well below the poverty level but this did not stop me from pursuing my dreams. I was determined to not let my

As of 2017, veterans have given our generation immense gifts, even in it meant combat. With all of their perseverance and determination, our country is effortlessly one of the greatest. America has given my generation and I gifts of freedom and being able to have opportunities.

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.

- [ ] They want a better life for their children- not wanting to break them up (path of citizenship) being unrealistic

“We are a nation of immigrants. We are children, and grandchildren and great-grandchildren of the ones who wanted a better life, the driven ones, the ones who woke up at night hearing that voice telling them that life in that place called America could be better,” - Mitt Romney. Although all may not agree immigration is encouragement for families to seek a better life. People immigrate in and out of countries all the time, bringing their traditions, customs and new life. Countries have factors that pull and push people to and from. In the words of Jack Paar, “Immigration is the sincerest form of flattery.” He as well as many other people believe individuals that are leaving everything for another country is the sincerest compliment they could

Done by Soojin Oh and North Cooc, the special editors of the Harvard Review, the opening is about the need to understand immigration and the issues that surrounds them to help plan for the future. Due to the importance of the issue the journal requested untold stories of immigrants and this article is the introduction for that issue. The article gives summary of the issues discussed from document statues to adapting to the new culture. While it is not as through as the other articles it does offer some useful information and interesting statistics that would support the idea of the struggles that immigrants face and provides other sources researchers could find if needed.