Pros And Cons Of Immigrants: From Migrating To The United States

Juan who is 72 years old was crossing the border and he described it this way: “I ran and ran and ran, and I fell down and continued running; they almost caught me several times but I continued running because I was thinking of my family. I had to reach the United States, and I had to make enough money to feed my people. You cannot maintain a family here in Mexico” (Roman). For many years, immigrants have always contributed substantially to one’s country and they are both, a formidable engine to the economy and they have enriched the country’s culture, so why deport them now? Immigrants have always lived in the United States and are an essential part of the country. They have always been discriminated and seen inferior and subordinate people

Immigrants embellish, enrich, and enhance the United States culture. Merriam-Webster states the following definition of nativism: “a policy of favoring native inhabitants as opposed to immigrants.” This basically means that the country favors its citizens rather than the immigrants. Nativism in the United States is hypocritical and contradictory. For example, Irish people used to migrate to the United States, and now that the Mexicans are migrating to the United States they are against the Mexicans. This is hypocritical because Irish people were once immigrants and did the same thing. Immigrants are bicultural or multicultural. They understand multiple languages and also understand people that come from different backgrounds and places with different customs. Immigrants can empathize with one another. Russians, Europeans, Mexicans, etc. have all shaped the United States into what it is today and these immigrants enrich the culture of the US. For example, Asa Yoelson, a Russian singer, who would later be known as Al-Jolson, moved to the United Sates. Al-Jolson had a beautiful singing voice and perused to be an entertainer and a singer. Al-Jolson can be interpreted in several ways and can be seen a figure to many immigrants. First, he redefined the role and image of a public performer, he also brought the expressionism and style of jazz to become popular, and he built stages closer to the audience to connect with them and to try and empathize the audience with his feelings though his dramatic and emotional physical performance. Al-Jonson would create a distinctive genre of music and plays and would influence American popular singer in the 20th century some like Eddie Fisher, Bing Crosby, etc. (Hirschman). This Russian immigrant influence and impact the American culture forever. It is clearly stated that a Russian immigrant influenced American singers enhancing the arts. This leads the