If I told you that to go on vacation you would have to try multi-able times and risk death to go on your vacation, but what if that vacation gave you a new beginning a new reason to work hard a reason to wake up in the morning would you still go. That's the question these immigrants these outsiders this is what they have to go through to come to our country, but yet we still don't want them to come to our country. These people are just like us human beings with the same body parts and interests, but yet we treat them like they are not excepted here that they are outcasts. We are all immigrants to the world to the United States and if we are welcomed why aren't they. They have to go through this struggle of life or death just to come here you …show more content…
Enrique said "they really screwed me" talking about the men who beat him up and kicked him off the train. This really shows how hard it is because Enrique had just failed for his sixth time and has to try again another day he keeps telling himself that he will make it at some point this shows him struggling to go to America. Another quote that made it more complicated for me was on page 47 a man is talking about who when the people take this journey they deserve what ever comes to them even death, the man specifically said "this is what they get for taking this journey." This made it more complicated because you would assume that people would want them to succeed and not fail but it's the opposite they don't care for them they think what they are doing are crazy and they shouldn't be complaining and just live there lives. This book was a very eye opening experience for me and my views on immigration it mad me rethink what immigration really is and who is affected because it's not just the people immigrating its
Most people think that coming to the U.S is easy but it really it not. Enrique Journey By Sonia Nazario teaches the audience that the journey to the U.S is difficult for migrants. Enrique journey towards the U.S made him the man he is today, and Lourdes’ challenges in the new transition she had coming to the U.S reveals to us that coming to the U.S was a big challenge. Enrique journey, which lead to dangerous situations. When Enrique gets stopped by a gang, he cowers in fear.
Solomon Hunter Sociology 1301 5/21/2015 Mrs. Lamptey It’s Hard out Here for an Immigrant When a person is at the state of being extremely poor it causes them to do things they did not plan on such as, leaving their loved ones behind. Poverty in Mexico is such a huge dilemma that plenty of their citizens died trying to escape. Some make it out, some do not but it all comes down to how bad they want to live the American Dream.
In the months after the September 11 attacks, the lives of most Americans returned to something like normalcy as original and normal life to maintain their life. But for the Arab, South Asian, North African and those who are based on Muslim fundamentalism, life relatively changed fundamentally and be unchangeable. Thousands of people were detained, most often without charge or access to a lawyer; deportation families apart, and every virtual family member of those communities become a suspect. Even though there is no one of the immigrants who caught up in post 9/11 sweeps and detained that were ever shown to have been involved in terrorist activities, most immigrants are regarded as people who are deserve to suspect.
Throughout time diverse regions have considered other societies to be barbaric, causing them to have the desire of “civilizing” them. Likewise, During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the American nativist groups, possessed a similar perspective towards immigration. Nativist’s opposed immigration, as they believed that it would negatively impact the United States socially, morally, politically, and economically. Socially and morally, the nativists feared that foreigners were a threat to the American society, as they were culturally inferior, possessed many ailments, and committed crimes. Politically, the ethnocentric nativists believed that immigrants would corrupt the government and negatively influence American politics.
However, it was hard to read in my opinion. Reading about the hard time they experienced was difficult to read. Personally, I find that it is easier to read a book that is happy or funny rather than books about hardships and personal struggles. While reading this book and learning how much each person struggled I found it hard to connect to. It was interesting to learn about the immigration because I did not know much about it before this.
With a topic as polarizing as the United States’ policies on immigration and open borders, a writer would need to make consistently strong and accurate points in order to convince people to side with them in the situation. This is especially true in the case of an argument that is pro-immigration as many people consider pro-immigration arguers to be biased liberals, much like how many consider anti-immigration arguers to be biased conservatives. With this being said, Eliane does a decent job of making a logical plan for the United States to follow and refuting her original point, she should have made a more effective and less frequent usage of quoting, as well as avoiding the ad hominem fallacy usage. Eliane’s most effective paragraph, argumentatively,
Describe the “New Immigration”, and explain how it differed from the “Old Immigration” and why it aroused opposition from many Native-Born Americans. Antiforeignism was not a new concept in America in the 1880s. It had begun in the 1840s when the first large influx of immigrants emigrated to America, predominantly from Ireland and Germany. The American, or “Know Nothing”, political party was created specifically for the sake of excluding and barring the newcomers from equal opportunities, especially with the case of the Irish in the northeast. Fast forward forty years later and the Irish and the German have become common place amongst the native born Americans and the new wave of immigrants emerges.
Too Many People: Coming to America Our class reviewed immigration by those who use mostly illegal means, and how illegal immigration is currently being addressed. Still, nothing we have seen has given us a viable solution to the problems incurred by those who immigrate, the problems arising from those who detain, house, then deport immigrants, or what the United States can do to resolve the issue of illegal immigration. Implementation of National Identification Card, such as used in Germany can be an easy answer. Even though initial cost, implementation, and future maintenance may contribute to an already high national debt, federal reformation of current immigration law is in order.
Numerous people suspect that Mexicans are criminals and ruthless people, but honestly bad people come in different colors, sizes, and cultures. Like all people around the world no matter if you’re big or small, we are identical by being people with the same mentality in becoming someone in life who you can be proud of. Immigrants come to America to search for a better future for their kids and families. People believe that the only people who cross the border are Mexicans, but what makes this country so beautiful and rich is the fact that many cultures and different people around the world come here for a better life.
“Leaving to America” It is not easy to live in America. To live in America, you have to focus on some things you have to do. I have experienced a lot and seen a lot. It took me two years tell I got used to living in here.
There is no doubt that our nation is becoming a more diverse country than we had ever imagined. European immigration was the first wave that founded and developed our nation. Then years later other groups, like Asians, decided to come to the American continent as well. One of these groups that started to immigrate later were Hispanics. Hispanics come from many different backgrounds even though they are grouped under one category, it includes Puerto Ricans, Mexicans, Nicaraguans, etc..
Instead of Enrique becoming discouraged about every setback, he was motivated more to cross the border. He believed he rightfully deserved to reunite with his mother, so he pushed himself until he made it to America. However when he arrived, it wasn’t what he had imagined. Instead of Enrique gaining the reward, he was given another hardship.
Immigration has always been a major part of American history. Each year, hundreds of thousands of people travel to the United States in search of a better life. Of the 1.49 million immigrants who traveled to the United States in 2016, 150,400 immigrants were from Mexico. There have also been many people from Mexico who have immigrated illegally to America, with 5.6 million Mexican unauthorized immigrants living in the U.S. in 2015 and 2016. The large scale of immigration, both legal and illegal, has brought up issues such as national security and the U.S. economy.
Immigration has been part of American history ever since the first people migrated to the Americas when it was first found. Perhaps one of the biggest debates in our country today is on immigration. It has become a big issue in the 21st century because in recent years there has been an enormous number of immigrants coming to the United States of America for a new beginning and a better opportunity. When there is problems in our country, who do we blame it on? Immigrants.
Numerous stories are heart retching and devastating. Trying to imagine being in the shoes of those immigrants is almost impossible, as I have been blessed with a wonderful problem-free life. Unfortunately, I am unable to even relate to any of the several issues immigrants encountered daily, as I have never experienced anything they have suffered through. Although, I personally cannot attest to such horrible experiences, I can promote acceptance and equality among immigrants in America. Similarly, a quote by Carlos Ramirez suggests the same.