Introduction Immigrants bring stories of bravery, strength, and the dream of having a better life, reminding everyone of the dream of a better life. There’s a high chance you've met an immigrant before, in fact immigrants make up 13.6% of the U.S population or more than 45 million people. Immigrants play a large part in shaping America into what we know it as today. As immigrants come to America bringing their culture and stories, they also bring some debates. Although immigrants are important, some people want to make crossing the border harder. Definition : What are immigrants ? You may have heard of the word “immigrants”, but are you sure what it really means? According to Teen Vogue, immigrants means “movement leading to at least somewhat permanent settlement in a new country, putting down roots in a new place” (Jeunesse). In other words, immigrants are people who move to a new country to permanently live there. But according to the U.N, “immigrants” are “refugees, displaced, or others forced or compelled to leave their homes” (Jeunesse). Now that you know what immigrants are, make sure you don't get confused with migrants. Migrants are “any person who lives temporarily or permanently in a country where [they were] not born and has acquired some significant social ties to this country.” (Jeunesse). So although they are similar, they …show more content…
Although immigrants are important for many reasons, they are especially crucial in the workplace. One reason why they’re so important in the workplace is because they have an impressive workforce rate of 66.4%, while people born in America have a workforce rate of only 62.8%. Another reason why is because a shocking 25% of new businesses are actually made by immigrants. This is surprising because a lot of immigrants don’t speak english well, so why would you expected a immigrant to start they own