...Till this day I still remembered how the word “immigrant” was hurled at me and at my mother and caused my stomach to hurt because how it was used as a insult. I was a child at the time and me and my mother where going to our nearest grocery store which at the time it was the only store near us. A group of men started talking behind our backs while me and my mom where going to our car. I could hear them spewing foul and distasteful words at me and my mother but, one word that stuck and stood out to me was the word ‘immigrant”. At first I thought it was nothing but I realized that their tone of voice and how they also said it made it that the word itself was an insult which, later I realized that it wasn't uncommon to hear this word on public....
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...Pros and Cons of U.S. Citizenship Citizenship is not for everyone, especially immigrants. Immigrants come to the U.S., each with a different reason explaining why they must immigrate to America. But if they never planned to stay in America for a long period of time, then they shouldn’t be able to be given the privilege to become an American citizen. This kind of situation is the deciding factor of whether or not they should need citizenship. Therefore, if the person has come from poor demographics and has little government help, citizenship could be of use, but then their citizenship for their native country would have to be revoked. There are many pros and cons to becoming a U.S. citizens, so if the immigrants think that the pros outweigh...
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...about the naturalization backlogs in today’s American society. Compared to last year, the immigrants applying for American citizen increased significantly, surpassing the expectations. It is said that this was a result of the presidential election this year where immigration has fiercely debated. Many immigrants decide to become citizens just so that they can vote. They are hoping to take the oath of citizenship in time to cast their first ballots on Nov. 8 in a presidential race. This may be a bad news for Hillary Clinton. Due to Trump’s immigration plan, almost all Latino immigrants are showing favor of Hillary Clinton. Yet, the blocklog will prevent the immigrants to become citizens in time for the election. “As of June 30,...
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...n Translation Nation, Hector Tobar visits different cities around America to learn first hand about the struggles Latin American immigrants faced and how they endured through the pain and suffering to forge new identities and transform America. Tobar reveals the unsettling changes these immigrants undergo becoming American as they undertake tribulations in new lands, struggling to reinvent their identities while continuing to embrace and nurture their Latin American identities. The United States is undergoing major demographic and cultural changes primarily driven by Latinos, leading to the Americanization of Latinos and the Latinization of America as a new Latin Republic in the United States develops where immigrants can embrace their transnational identity. I will detail the adversity Latin Americans endured immigrating to America described in chapter five, explain how they come together to build a community and reinvent new...
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...diverse, there were many different immigrants coming into the country more specifically the Germans and the Irish. Both of these had their reasons ranging from Political unrest and economic troubles and more particularly the Potato Famine. America also had its share of Chinese who were attracted to America and the gold rush in California. These new coming Immigrants were essential in the development of the Market revolution. By 1870 America was starting to look more like the melting pot we know it as today, these Immigrants brought their religion, and other beliefs with them that helped shape this melting pot. In terms of economic Identity America was becoming more focused on Industry and this combined with Immigrants was a perfect match. Many industries actively sought out Immigrant as they were people who were willing to work and they could often times be paid lower than the average american worker. For example in the book it said that many industries in the western states including Wisconsin, Iowa, and Minnesota, all actively advertised in Europe for settlers. This advertisement just goes to show how dependent on immigrants the Industries of America were. Cities are also a big thing that started to grow during this time, prior to 1870 many Americans lived in rural...
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...Minorites are enemy races from media portrayal. As with the Latinos, the media portrays them with illegal immigration and drug smuggling. Media coverage depicts an alarming rate of illegal immigrants coming from the southern border. Mexican immigrants are...
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... these injuries are not valued as real. In Farah Ahmedi’s Other Side of the Sky, an Afghani girl who lost both of her legs to a land mine tells her story of coming to America. At the end of the novel when she and her mother are living in America, Farah describes her mother becoming an empty shell. She is mourning the loss of her tight knit family she left behind and the culture she knows and understands. It is clear that becoming an immigrant has deeply affected Farah’s mothers mental state and well being. In fact, immigrants coming to America face many barriers that make them more susceptible to mental illness; however, because of the stigma that surrounds mental...
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...2013 Mr. Meeks American Literature What is an American? When immigrants come to America, it is for certain reasons that their newly found land is now their home. Many immigrants choose America as their destination because of their overcrowded cities, in search of religion, a chance to manage their own land to have a better lifestyle, and to have a chance to make a better living. Also, to have less government interference and a greater voice of government are all reasons to get the attention of immigrants to travel to America. An essay well written by the author by the name of Michael-Guillaume Jean de Crevecoeur, was a French immigrant who sought on the ideas on what is an American. He arrived in New York in 1759 spending ten years as a surveyor and a trader. In 1782, he publishes a collection of twelve essays called Letters of an American Farmer under the name of J. Hector St. John, before he published What is an American? These immigrants at the time were looking for a new place to settle to have an equal opportunity for land and freedom, but the meaning of a true American is the question on everyone’s minds. Me belief on what is an American is the current or natural born citizen living in America that can be a part of a culture, and live life to the fullest. Americans can be natural born citizens, and/or immigrants that come from all over the world. America was a prime destination for immigrants due to the fact that you had freedom, and opportunity. You could...
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...facts in his article, while Menand is less fact based and seems to merely indicate Huntington is wrong because Menand thinks so. Pointing to key aspects of Huntington’s argument and how Menand ‘refutes’ them will show that his opinion is less factual. Where as Menand uses his interpretation of what Huntington basis his writings on to form his conclusions. In Huntington’s article, One Nation Out of Many, Huntington chronologically goes thru the immigration of the United States detailing how early immigrants had a desire to become American in both nationality and core culture. He illustrates how American business and government used their resources to assist in the teaching of immigrants both the language and culture. It was a time when an industrial powerhouse like Ford Motor Company was thinking in line with US Government, both creating schools that taught “American ways, the English language, and the right way to live.” Huntington goes further to explain how immigrants had a desire no only to assimilate, but how they internally believe in the United States as their Country. The decline of this belief in Core Culture is explained by way of Government trying to move to a multicultural position even as the American public remains strong to the Core Culture. Huntington details how in several cases the Government was out of touch with the voters. Where both presidential candidates in 1988 opposed official English language measures on ballots in Florida, Arizona, and...
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...Americanization of Immigrants and Native Americans In the late 1800’s immigration has increased immensely. Not only was the population growing but substantial problems went along with the immigration. In restatement, the immigrants came to America to find better opportunity upon a future they want to achieve. The types of immigrants were the Irish, Germans, Chinese, etc. These people wanted to seek for an opportunity to escape their religion, harsh government in their native country, and own land. As the population grew, the society had to change and step up to it’s capability of becoming a stable nation. Some of the significant things that occurred in the life of an immigrant in the society were economical and political problems. Some of the economical changes the immigrants have made, for example were the jobs they had to make money. Many of the 25 million immigrants that entered America between 1866 and 1915 became factory workers. However, for immigrants in the cities, factory work was one of the few options available. Agriculture jobs and factory jobs were the main areas of employment for a lot of former slaves and immigrants. In factories, they had poor lighting, unsanitary conditions, and the jobs were highly dangerous. Women, men and children were able to work in these conditions for up to 12 hours per day. As soon as one became ill or died another person would step over into their past job without a second thought. Another problem that occurred was the population...
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...focused on Switzerland, which currently has a very high number of immigrants relative to population size, with many of them marginalized socially and politically. As Hainmueller noted, one in four residents of Switzerland is a foreigner, and a considerable anti-immigration sentiment exists in the country. "Understanding the effect of naturalization on long-term integration of immigrants is an important question in light of these problems," says Hainmueller, co-director of the Immigration and Integration Policy Lab and faculty affiliate of the The Europe...
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...Chicano 10B 22 August 2014 The Struggles of Undocumented Students What is the dream of an Undocumented Student? The dream of an undocumented student is to pursue the American Dream of becoming someone professional and having the opportunity to help their family back in their country. What are the reasons that the government does not want undocumented students to continue pursuing an education after they graduate from High School? The government does not focus on what undocumented students dream of becoming in the future. What they do focus on are the jobs they are taking from our country. Undocumented students are being denied the privilege of attending college because they are unaware of their rights to attend college. Every year, there are many undocumented students from different countries migrating to the United States. They migrate from El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala in search for a better life. However, once they arrive to the United States they are faced with many obstacles that they did not know existed. Many undocumented students graduate from high schools, but only a few get the opportunity to pursue the American Dream because they do not have the right documentations. I believe the government should give undocumented student a visa in order for them to pursue their dreams. Chicanos and Latinos students are being affected by this situation because most of them end up going back to their countries. Other students end up working in low wage jobs for example...
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...should be as free from bias as possible, the history of our nation is riddled with laws that were based solely on bigoted beliefs against various groups of people. Many statues in our country’s history were built upon a pedestal of prejudice, but one of the most significant of these was the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882. This law made it nearly impossible for Chinese immigrants to become United States citizens. However, historical evidence shows that female Chinese immigrants faced more difficulties in the United States than did their male counterparts. Although all Chinese immigrants faced hardships in migrating to America, females were more harshly impacted by anti-immigration laws than males were due to a potent combination of racism and sexism. One of the first things that may come to mind when we think about Chinese immigration to the United States is the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, and it is not hard to see why. As the name implies, politicians created...
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...all, yet becoming part of all entails a fight to get over various issues. Often the first issue is, “Do I come?” one decides why he or she goes. Then he or she faces how do I get there. Like those coming to the US, those accepting these new people face issues whether it may be keeping an educated country, supporting those who come, or helping those who come to assimilate. The journey to all oft isn’t easy for all those involved. Packing up and leaving home – it’s frightening, but many decide its worth it. Throughout US history, people come to the United States for just the chance of a life worth living. From Pilgrims who went to Plymouth rock to Irish who came to escape famine to Latin Americans who come to eat and learn, immigrants to the US seek opportunity for a prosperous life. The US represents a dream which must be achieved; however, those who are already in the US might oppose...
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...a. Laissez-faire 2. Fordney-McCumber Act a. Raised import duties to high levels 3. Bureau of Budget a. Making government more responsible for lowering war debt III. Restricting Immigration A. Red Scare- Suspicion of immigrants being communists (mild) B. KKK- Ku Klux Klan- Group of white supremacists prejudice against African Americans and immigrants C. National Origins Act 1. Only 3% of any national group could be accepted into America per year a. Total of 150,000 immigrants a year allowed b. Affected mainly Asians (Japanese) and Africans 1. Although most immigrants descended from European Nations 2. Sacco & Vanzetti-symbolized mistrust of immigrants IV. Prosperity A. Businesses grew 1. Luxuries were becoming necessities; wages rose; more leisure time; glorification of wealth and comfort B. Automobile 1. Symbol for the new age that came along with prosperity a. Garages, gas stations and diners had opened b. Tractors replaced animals on farms C. Business Formula 1. Mass production, standardized products and nationwide market 2. Stock Market- purchasers “invested in the future.” V. Women in 1920’s A. Flappers were becoming a trend- dramatic women who wanted freedom like men and who drank and smoked B. Many young, single women took jobs as secretaries or sale clerks 1. Women were greatly discriminated against- only received 50% of pay for same work as...
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