Immigration has been a long-standing controversy; from before the 1882 Exclusion Act to current times. In American society, immigration and racism go hand in hand. Spanning through the history of immigration has so far brought forth exclusion acts, thoughts of culture corruption, the War on Drugs, travel bans, and evoking everyday rights to equality. In 1882, the Chinese Exclusion act was signed into place. This was due to the underlying fear that Americans felt which led them believe that American culture and civilization were threatened. As far as Americans were concerned, Asians were immigrating to the United States and taking their jobs, as well as, destroying their culture (Cheney). However, from an economic standpoint the more people …show more content…
For example, Spanish, from the immigrants from Mexico, Latin America, South America, and Spain. The concern is that more money must go into the education system because books and tests will need to be printed in multiple languages, and schools may need to hire a special bilingual teacher (Lowenhaupt). A large number of Americans only want to speak English in America. They find it an inconvenience to go to the store or restaurant and not be able to communicate with the worker due to the language barrier. However, bilingualism is actual quite beneficial because it stimulates and creates new areas of the brain that are needed for thinking between languages. As a result, the onset of aging related diseases occurs on average about 5 years later in those who know multiple languages (Lowenhaupt). So, while these concerns are about preserving the culture, bilingualism and mixing cultures proves to be quite beneficial in not only the growth of American culture, but also …show more content…
International students in higher education are at a high risk when they conduct research abroad in fear that will not be able to come back to the universities where they have sacrificed so much to just be there. Not only that, but other countries have contributed much to the science of medicine and space. Some people have the knowledge to discover and contribute in these fields; however, they don’t have all the proper resources in their country. Maryam Mirzakhani, Pardis Sabeti, and Firouz Naderi are only a few people who have immigrated to the United States and who have made a contribution to American science. These three people all have similar stories; they were born in one of the seven countries that are currently on the ban list, and then moved to the United States to continue their studies. They would not have had the opportunities in their home country; however, since they came to the United States, they could utilize our resources and make some discoveries that were similar to those theories that won Nobel Prizes. Mirzakhani, was able to earn the Fields Medal, which is like the Nobel Prize in Physics and Medicine. They have helped create prototypes to discover new parts of the galaxy in search for Earth like planets (Lowenhaupt). Without their contribution, we may still be in the dark about the information they have