Immigration has been a topic of interest since the beginning of time. From the first American colony, to the potato famine, and the more recent Syrian refugees. The biggest trigger for immigration has been to create a better life, it is an attempt to start a new, progressive life. Yet there is a negative cloud surrounding the topic. This connotation to the word “immigrant” is derived from, what I believe to be, racism. This in turn causes people to create myths in an attempt to hide their true oppressive emotions, such that immigrants drain the economy and that their resistance to assimilate creates a divide in
