Immigration is when people move from their present country to a new country and start a new life. Starting a new life could mean taking a job that a company offers in a foreign country or getting a better education at a foreign school. I became interested in the topic of immigration when I found out that my mother was the last person in her family to become a United States citizen even though they all immigrated at the same time. My mother and grandparents had different experiences after they arrived here and I wondered if this contributed to them having different intervals to when they felt they had become “American.” My interviews started with my grandfather who lived and was working for a company in the Netherlands in 1981 when he received
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People immigrate for a variety of reasons, but most are looking for better opportunities in their new country. Immigration often occurs when there is civil war or an internal conflict within a country such as in Syria and Afghanistan, for better education as with many Asians, or for jobs as with many Mexicans and Latin Americans. Laws can affect the influx of immigrants by allowing only certain numbers to enter. One such law was passed after September 11, 2001 due to the attack on the United States. Under this law, the US Attorney General began the National Security Entry-Exit Registration System (NSEERS), “a program that placed extra travel screening requirements on nationals from a list of 25 countries associated with an Al-Qaeda presence (and North Korea)” because the US government was concerned about who they were letting in (Immigration in the United States). However, there are many reasons why immigration has positive effects on a …show more content…
He moved here because of a job offer he got from Elf Aquitaine, he chemical company he was working for in the Netherlands. They wanted him to manage all of their American factories and plants, and in order to do this he would need to move to the United States. My grandfather and grandmother considered the offer and decided to accept it because they felt there were more opportunities in the United States not only for him but his children as well. This led him to sell everything he owned in the Netherlands and move his entire family with him to the United
People immigrate for a variety of reasons, but most are looking for better opportunities in their new country. Immigration often occurs when there is civil war or an internal conflict within a country such as in Syria and Afghanistan, for better education as with many Asians, or for jobs as with many Mexicans and Latin Americans. Laws can affect the influx of immigrants by allowing only certain numbers to enter. One such law was passed after September 11, 2001 due to the attack on the United States. Under this law, the US Attorney General began the National Security Entry-Exit Registration System (NSEERS), “a program that placed extra travel screening requirements on nationals from a list of 25 countries associated with an Al-Qaeda presence (and North Korea)” because the US government was concerned about who they were letting in (Immigration in the United States). However, there are many reasons why immigration has positive effects on a …show more content…
He moved here because of a job offer he got from Elf Aquitaine, he chemical company he was working for in the Netherlands. They wanted him to manage all of their American factories and plants, and in order to do this he would need to move to the United States. My grandfather and grandmother considered the offer and decided to accept it because they felt there were more opportunities in the United States not only for him but his children as well. This led him to sell everything he owned in the Netherlands and move his entire family with him to the United