Immigrants have been coming to the US since its foundation. The very nation was made by immigrants. So, why is it that we discourage immigrants now? We have syrian refugees, and their country is being torn apart by civil war. So why do we not accept them? Have we lost our humanity?
No. America hasn't lost its humanity, however, it may have lost sight of what it stands for - The Statue of Liberty, a symbol of hope and freedom, The New Colossus states, “bring me your tired, your poor.” These were the words at the heart of our nation. With a wall looming on the horizon, are we destroying our image? No, I would argue that we can protect ourselves, while still being a nation of hope, and dreams, a place where anyone can make it. That is …show more content…
147000 people were from india, 131800 were from China, and 130000 were from Mexico. Of these people, 50 percent of the people were not proficient in English. Albeit that is a scary number. To think that so many people can't speak a main countries language. How can they work right? What are they gonna do other than hurt our economy? A large portion of these workers can still perform tasks without knowing the whole english language. They can understand simple concepts such as cleaning up work sites, moving things, and other stuff that the average american doesn't like to do. This doesn't hurt the economy. They can be more than happy to do these jobs because it's still much better than what they had in their home country. However, when these immigrants do come to the US They can have trouble finding a job if they do it illegally. With Companies screening for legal citizenship in the US, it can be very hard to find a job unless the person is a legal immigrant. These tests can be hard to pass though, and it takes a very long time to get through the tests. What if someone is in their country, but being persecuted. They are in their country, and they are at risk of dying. Can we really expect them to wait while we sit around and fill out paperwork? We should make it easier for the people to place citizenship in this country. We have to learn how to be thorough with the screening, but also fast, so as to protect the people who want to enter the
No. America hasn't lost its humanity, however, it may have lost sight of what it stands for - The Statue of Liberty, a symbol of hope and freedom, The New Colossus states, “bring me your tired, your poor.” These were the words at the heart of our nation. With a wall looming on the horizon, are we destroying our image? No, I would argue that we can protect ourselves, while still being a nation of hope, and dreams, a place where anyone can make it. That is …show more content…
147000 people were from india, 131800 were from China, and 130000 were from Mexico. Of these people, 50 percent of the people were not proficient in English. Albeit that is a scary number. To think that so many people can't speak a main countries language. How can they work right? What are they gonna do other than hurt our economy? A large portion of these workers can still perform tasks without knowing the whole english language. They can understand simple concepts such as cleaning up work sites, moving things, and other stuff that the average american doesn't like to do. This doesn't hurt the economy. They can be more than happy to do these jobs because it's still much better than what they had in their home country. However, when these immigrants do come to the US They can have trouble finding a job if they do it illegally. With Companies screening for legal citizenship in the US, it can be very hard to find a job unless the person is a legal immigrant. These tests can be hard to pass though, and it takes a very long time to get through the tests. What if someone is in their country, but being persecuted. They are in their country, and they are at risk of dying. Can we really expect them to wait while we sit around and fill out paperwork? We should make it easier for the people to place citizenship in this country. We have to learn how to be thorough with the screening, but also fast, so as to protect the people who want to enter the