In 2015, immigrants all around the world made up 13 percent of the United States population. With the state of California, occupying by about 10 million immigrants due to their title of “most immigrant-friendly” state according to Nation Journal. These 13 percent excludes the illegal immigrants, whose names are not documented. Even though the United States has the largest population of immigrants, it does not offer the best living condition for immigrants. There are injustice cases happening daily against immigrants. Immigrants are deserved to be treated equally and discriminations against immigrants are not tolerated; as to any forms of mistreatment, under-representation, and violence should be revealed to the public and gain justice in society.
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It is a dream that never can be achieved unless they master the language of English. Most immigrants do not have the time to learn a new language because they work 8 hours a day with the minimum wage to support themselves. According to Fiscal Policy Institute, immigrants are two times more likely to earn a minimum wage than American workers. Immigrant workers are living either on or near the poverty line due to their low wages. Also, they do not work in offices, hospitals, schools, and comfortable jobs where English is a requirement. Immigrants usually work in filthy factories as meat processor, work as cashiers by standing 8 hours a day, work as taxi drivers which there is no break, work as waiters in restaurants getting around $5 an hour and they live off tips left by the customers, or any jobs that do not need to speak fluent English. American workers often argue that immigrants take all of their jobs, but, in fact, the immigrants are actually aiding the American workers and its economy. It’s because, with the same age and education, immigrant workers do not create competition with American workers. (cis.org) This shows the argument of immigrant workers taking over all the jobs is false. In fact, immigrant workers do create competition with some workers, but these are low-skills American workers who are not capable of the job. Immigrant workers’ presence in the labor market has helped the United States’ GDP grow 11 …show more content…
They are often the victims of sexual harassment and abuses. According to Human Right Watch, there is a 95-page report describing the working experience as women farm workers. “rape, stalking, unwanted touching, exhibitionism, or vulgar and obscene language by supervisors, employers, and others in positions of power.” (hrw.org) The women farm workers reported sexual assault and harassment were common in the farms. Women reported their supervisors touched them without their permission, and threaten to fire them if they ever try to reach for help. These immigrant women workers are not able to ask any help from the outside world because their only friends are their coworkers. And they only know limited English to ask help from the police officers. No one spoke up for herself because 50% of farm workers are undocumented immigrants, therefore they are afraid of being deported. The legal system should grant these victims citizenship and offer help to bring these criminal to trial. These inhuman acts are not tolerated nor hidden from the world. Another undocumented woman worker reported she was being sexually harassed in her workplace by her
It is a dream that never can be achieved unless they master the language of English. Most immigrants do not have the time to learn a new language because they work 8 hours a day with the minimum wage to support themselves. According to Fiscal Policy Institute, immigrants are two times more likely to earn a minimum wage than American workers. Immigrant workers are living either on or near the poverty line due to their low wages. Also, they do not work in offices, hospitals, schools, and comfortable jobs where English is a requirement. Immigrants usually work in filthy factories as meat processor, work as cashiers by standing 8 hours a day, work as taxi drivers which there is no break, work as waiters in restaurants getting around $5 an hour and they live off tips left by the customers, or any jobs that do not need to speak fluent English. American workers often argue that immigrants take all of their jobs, but, in fact, the immigrants are actually aiding the American workers and its economy. It’s because, with the same age and education, immigrant workers do not create competition with American workers. (cis.org) This shows the argument of immigrant workers taking over all the jobs is false. In fact, immigrant workers do create competition with some workers, but these are low-skills American workers who are not capable of the job. Immigrant workers’ presence in the labor market has helped the United States’ GDP grow 11 …show more content…
They are often the victims of sexual harassment and abuses. According to Human Right Watch, there is a 95-page report describing the working experience as women farm workers. “rape, stalking, unwanted touching, exhibitionism, or vulgar and obscene language by supervisors, employers, and others in positions of power.” (hrw.org) The women farm workers reported sexual assault and harassment were common in the farms. Women reported their supervisors touched them without their permission, and threaten to fire them if they ever try to reach for help. These immigrant women workers are not able to ask any help from the outside world because their only friends are their coworkers. And they only know limited English to ask help from the police officers. No one spoke up for herself because 50% of farm workers are undocumented immigrants, therefore they are afraid of being deported. The legal system should grant these victims citizenship and offer help to bring these criminal to trial. These inhuman acts are not tolerated nor hidden from the world. Another undocumented woman worker reported she was being sexually harassed in her workplace by her