Language Barrier
People coming to America speak different languages due to their different backgrounds. There are difficulties when trying to integrate with American culture since communication is a problem. This brings into question the stability of functionalism as raised by Tischler (2014). These social changes, could cause change to some social proponents, particularly for the group attempting to assimilate (p.18).
Moreover, the immigrants may experience difficulty in getting jobs because few businesses are willing to hire employees who cannot communicate with other employees and customers. Conversely this has been sited by many Americans as a disadvantage of immigration. As, some companies hire