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Stereotypes Attitudes Toward Immigrants

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Every person has a story. A story that is more complex than what we believe to be. A story that does not only have a beginning, middle, and end but as well has obstacles, achievements, and characters that have to face everything that life throws at them. However, some people are quick to judge and stereotype people based on their appearance and their diminutive amount of knowledge rather than listening. If people listened, they would understand the history and lives of the immigrants that call the United States their home.
I never understood the hatred people had towards immigrants and foreigners. I always wondered what did my mom, uncles, aunts, cousins, siblings and my dear old grandma do wrong to have this hatred heaved upon them? Was it
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