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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.
Without a strong educational background and strong familial support the dream of higher education dies for many people in those areas. When one does not have a higher education degree or certificate it is difficult for one to be competitive for jobs leaving them with labor intensive low paying jobs. Many like to think that America is superior to other countries because we have a fluid class system, but in fact we also have bars that keep people from moving classes especially bars against those in the lower
Child neglection makes an appearance in many people's homes mostly because of financial problems. This leads kids to finding places they can be alone or feel themselves. Lynda Berry describes her special place in her story “The Sanctuary of School.” The arts are being neglected just as much as she is, but the art program is only thing she can hold on to. She makes her story an emotional piece and gives an insight to what it's like to be a neglected child during troubled times.
During the antebellum period of the United States, different policies and political agendas were laid out to create a country that aspired to be better than the one from which it claimed its independence. The discussion of education began then, in hopes to create a more nationalistic society and to instill individual thought so that tyranny would never be able to take control. Education for who though, is where things began to get a little blurry. Most education in this time period began as disorganized and personal. Studying abroad was becoming unpatriotic—why send your children to other countries, when they could stay in the States so that they could learn to love their own country.
Experiences of an immigrant were different back then but there are also similarities between the time periods. The number of immigrants have been similar between the years. According to the article it states "three decades later there was again a similar amount of illegal residents of immigrants. This is explaining that the numbers of immigrants entering U.S haven 't changed a lot during the years, numbers have been similar. Immigrants have been learning the English language faster than previously.
How Free Was “Free” Living Through the years 1865 to 1910, America went through industrialization changing America drastically in many ways economically, politically, and socially. Immigrants like Jurgis Rudkus were not treated luxuriously like white American citizens. The way Jurgis and people like him are forced to live is miserable and should not be considered in any way as free living. People like Jurgis are not truly “free” simply because living in those kinds of unsanitary and abominable conditions should not be considered living by any means The changes that America went through from 1865 to 1910 were the Reconstruction Era after the civil war, dividing our country, the Gilded age that was a time of the economy and population growing
One may wonder why someone would go through such extremes to come to this country and the reality is that migrants choose to come to this country for different reasons. Some may be escaping financial hardship coming from countries with struggling economies and dearth opportunities for employment, while others may be escaping political or religious unrest in their countries of origin. The greater come to this country seeking the right of every naturalized citizen of this country, which is the pursuit of liberty, prosperity and justice for all, with the emphasis on prosperity.
I was born in Guadalajara Jalisco and raised on a small ranch called Atemajac de Brizuela. My dad left when I was small kid, but came back when I was three years old. One year later my sister was born. Once my sister was born my dad decided to come to the United States because he knew that he had better opportunities here than in Mexico. Four years after that I came to the U.S.A at the age of nine not knowing a single word of English.
The war created a lot of hostility towards migrants, especially German immigrants. Foner writes “German bore the brunt of Americanization. ”(Foner 738) Politicians around the country were calling for forced assimilation of immigrants to prove their loyalty to their new country. Immigrants called to take part in parades and events to show their patriotism. As one would expect this create a lot of distrust and conflict between the native and immigrant population.
The linear model described above is widely accepted not only with regard to economic assimilation of immigrants, but also in the field of health research, which focuses on health outcomes of immigrant assimilation (Portes & Rumbaut, 1996; Rumbaut & Weeks, 1996). However, the linearity of immigrants' health assimilation is reversed when compared to economic assimilation. Studies on immigration and health report that upon arrival in the host country immigrants are likely to be healthier than the native-born population (McDonald & Kennedy, 2004; Akresh, 2007). This phenomenon has been termed in the literature the "healthy immigrant effect". Such studies have clearly demonstrated that, on average, the recent immigrant population has lower birth
I thought that I really did not have to put myself into the immigrants ' shoes, because I am an immigrant. I came when I was in 3rd grade. I remember the first time that I went to an elementary school in a different country, beside Korea. Obviously, the two countries had different curriculum of learning and it was in a language that I barely knew. It was very hard for me to get used to all the situations, especially when someone is making fun of me just because I could not speak an language that they speak and they have spread rumors of me.
A wealthy family has no worries in having a fancy house, good quality clothes and items, a high paying job, higher education, and money. What makes immigrant families and wealthy families bedifferent from each other is there financial standing and education. Therefore, the advantages the wealthy families have been mention from there no worries and including that they have financial freedom to travel, to spend, and to invest. Certainly, in an article named “America’s wealth gap between middle-income and upper-income families is widest on record” written by Richard Fry mention that the wealthiest families “have a median net worth that is nearly 70 times that of the country’s lower-income families” (1). In fact, they are living the life more than immigrant families however they do have disadvantages as a wealthy family.
In Economic and Social Impact of Immigrants Stephen Moore is arguing that immigrants and refugees contribute positively to the American Economy. He conveys this through the use of surveys, data, and facts from multiple sources. In the second paragraph he took a 1986 survey that concluded that a lot of foreigners achieved success in this country in difficult positions such as engineering and entrepreneurship. Two separate studies’ discussed in the sixth and seventh paragraphs dispel common beliefs that immigrants take jobs away from natural born citizens. The studies concluded that the exact opposite of popular opinion, immigrants in fact benefitted the economy for employers, employees, and the US economic position.
Ten years ago, I immigrated to the United States and ever since I have been an undocumented immigrant. Due to my legal status in the United States, I felt like I was restricted from certain situations and possessions and would never be able to succeed. I was not living the normal life of a seven-year-old. Instead, I had to learn to cope and adapt to a whole new culture. Even though the drastic change at such a young age was a challenge, it has shaped who I am today.
There are many challenges that immigrants face throughout their lives. Many immigrants are able to come to the U.S., but it is not easy as it seems. One challenge that immigrants go through is being able to have respect that the U.S. citizens have. Another challenge that immigrants face is being able to adapt to the new environment. People who arrive in the U.S. might not be able to speak English.
