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Truly Immigration?
Immigration has been a part of American life since the beginning. When the first colonists came to America, they believed that this was the new world. A world in which we, as brothers and sisters, could live together in peace, and with freedom. The first colonist who settled here were the FIRST immigrants to the new world. They came and settled and as they grew, they began to change their way of thinking. As America grew so did its people, when people around Europe saw the opportunity to come to the new world, they did. The first settlers soon saw the advantages of the new world and brought over slaves, the first successive wave of immigration that soon brought more.
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Most immigrants tend to have a lower educational attainment compared to the overall population (Jie Zong and Jeane Batalova). The reason being is that they do not have the same opportunities to receive an education like many others. Mexican immigrants have a 32% population who did not finish high school, but went to school in America (immigration facts). That 32%who did not finish high school does not deserve the education that has been provided for them. Education is important, it is used I your everyday life. One must be educated to accomplish higher goals and if one feels as if he/she cannot reach those goals, then they should challenge themselves. Challenge themselves to the best of their abilities, because only when you truly challenge yourself, then will you achieve your goals. The main concern, however, is that most immigrants stay in the shadows and don’t work hard to accomplish their goals of a higher education. Because of the fear of being sent back makes immigrants were more likely to be limited to English, have less education and lower income, experience a higher poverty rate, and lack health insurance (Zong and Batalova …show more content…
Mexican immigrants work at a slightly higher rate than the overall immigrant (Zong and Batalova 3). However, immigrants do not take the jobs of Americans. They take the jobs offered to them that the Americans refuse to or do not like to do. Because Mexican immigrants work in the lower paying jobs, most people look down on them. They look down on them just as their ancestors looked down on the Irish (Kennedy 2). Immigrants that enter the workforce will enter at an earlier age than most Americans. Approximately 87 percent of Mexican immigrants were of working age (18 to 64), 8 percent were ages 65 and over, and 6 percent were under 18 (Zong and Batalova 4). Most Mexican immigrants work their whole lives to try and provide for their families and their own wellbeing. And, although Americans believe they are stealing their jobs, American workers are not harmed by, and may even benefit from, immigration (CAP Immigration team). Furthermore, at times Mexican immigrants are considered “lazy and unproductive,” however, the CAP Immigration Team states that “immigrants tend to compliment the skill sets of American workers, thus helping them be more productive.” The more productive Americans are, the more work gets done, more taxes get paid, and more people have
Truly Immigration?
Immigration has been a part of American life since the beginning. When the first colonists came to America, they believed that this was the new world. A world in which we, as brothers and sisters, could live together in peace, and with freedom. The first colonist who settled here were the FIRST immigrants to the new world. They came and settled and as they grew, they began to change their way of thinking. As America grew so did its people, when people around Europe saw the opportunity to come to the new world, they did. The first settlers soon saw the advantages of the new world and brought over slaves, the first successive wave of immigration that soon brought more.
This began the first and the longest era of …show more content…
Most immigrants tend to have a lower educational attainment compared to the overall population (Jie Zong and Jeane Batalova). The reason being is that they do not have the same opportunities to receive an education like many others. Mexican immigrants have a 32% population who did not finish high school, but went to school in America (immigration facts). That 32%who did not finish high school does not deserve the education that has been provided for them. Education is important, it is used I your everyday life. One must be educated to accomplish higher goals and if one feels as if he/she cannot reach those goals, then they should challenge themselves. Challenge themselves to the best of their abilities, because only when you truly challenge yourself, then will you achieve your goals. The main concern, however, is that most immigrants stay in the shadows and don’t work hard to accomplish their goals of a higher education. Because of the fear of being sent back makes immigrants were more likely to be limited to English, have less education and lower income, experience a higher poverty rate, and lack health insurance (Zong and Batalova …show more content…
Mexican immigrants work at a slightly higher rate than the overall immigrant (Zong and Batalova 3). However, immigrants do not take the jobs of Americans. They take the jobs offered to them that the Americans refuse to or do not like to do. Because Mexican immigrants work in the lower paying jobs, most people look down on them. They look down on them just as their ancestors looked down on the Irish (Kennedy 2). Immigrants that enter the workforce will enter at an earlier age than most Americans. Approximately 87 percent of Mexican immigrants were of working age (18 to 64), 8 percent were ages 65 and over, and 6 percent were under 18 (Zong and Batalova 4). Most Mexican immigrants work their whole lives to try and provide for their families and their own wellbeing. And, although Americans believe they are stealing their jobs, American workers are not harmed by, and may even benefit from, immigration (CAP Immigration team). Furthermore, at times Mexican immigrants are considered “lazy and unproductive,” however, the CAP Immigration Team states that “immigrants tend to compliment the skill sets of American workers, thus helping them be more productive.” The more productive Americans are, the more work gets done, more taxes get paid, and more people have