Immigrants leave their native country in search for a better life and opportunities for themselves and their children. Many of these immigrants escape from poverty, violence, and war but still continue to face discrimination and difficulties. I learned that the government prevented ethnic minority groups from gaining a proper education and equal opportunity based on racial identity. For example, the Chinese in Canada struggled for over 100 years before the country granted them equal rights such as voting. The early Chinese settlers could have benefitted the Canadian economy and society through higher education and learning the language Chinese Americans, and Chinese Canadians were treated very similar in their host country. For example, both
