Immigrants never feel they are wanted in a country, such as the United States of America, where they claim to be “home of the free and the land of the brave” even though they do not act apart. When immigrants are foreign they are required to take and pass the Citizenship test to legally become a U.S citizen. Although immigrants pass, they never feel like they belong. Immigrants feel as though they are not welcomed based on the little details such as: where they are from, their religion and the way they speak. For example, in the memoir Funny in Farsi by Firoozeh Dumas and the poem Legal Alien by Pat Lora both characters struggle to find a silver lining in both worlds while still remaining true to their culture. In the T.E.D A Tale of Two Americans
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In the poem Legal Alien by Pat Mora, she states that “Sliding back and forth/ between the fringes of both worlds/ by smiling” (17-19). This quote represents that she enjoys being bi-cultural the only thing better than one is two. When reading this the reader can infer that she feels that she is different based on the quote. When immigrants come to a new country they are not expected to fit in right away-they are expected to be themselves-so who are Americans to say that they cannot do any of those things solely based of the fact that they think they are better? Mora experiences discomfort being a descendant from Mexican/American immigrants due to that fact that people look at her weird because she is just trying to find a place in this world between her two sides. She goes on to say “ By masking the discomfort / of being pre-judged / Bi-laterally” (20-23). This quote represents that she is uncomfortable when it comes to things such as being judged and unwanted. This makes Mora feel like she is unwanted because she should not have to choose between her happiness and her culture. Before they even know her they are judging her and she does not appreciate it because she wanted to fit in, but as the reader they can tell that she would not say anything about …show more content…
This represents that when Americans cannot do something, they automatically think that an immigrant is going to. Arguably America is the best country is the world to many people; foreigners come here to get the best opportunities that the United States provides and when they do not feel like doing something anymore, they hire an immigrant to do it for them and immigrants are more than happy to do it because they are trying to belong. When Americans give their jobs away and an immigrant takes it, they are the bad ones, but anything we give them is better than what they have where they are from. The cartoon continues to say “ Who says ‘a watched pot never boils”? (Crowson). Mothers tell their kids this all the time because if they keep waiting around it is not going to happen but this says differently. This is saying that even though they watch the pot sometimes it causes problems; they have to take care of it before it does. America says it’s a free country because of all the good that they have and how much money each person owns but it is only good on the outside. When immigrants take all of the pretty pictures from the country they are left with a bunch of people who are selfish and only concerned with everyone else’s business but their
In the poem Legal Alien by Pat Mora, she states that “Sliding back and forth/ between the fringes of both worlds/ by smiling” (17-19). This quote represents that she enjoys being bi-cultural the only thing better than one is two. When reading this the reader can infer that she feels that she is different based on the quote. When immigrants come to a new country they are not expected to fit in right away-they are expected to be themselves-so who are Americans to say that they cannot do any of those things solely based of the fact that they think they are better? Mora experiences discomfort being a descendant from Mexican/American immigrants due to that fact that people look at her weird because she is just trying to find a place in this world between her two sides. She goes on to say “ By masking the discomfort / of being pre-judged / Bi-laterally” (20-23). This quote represents that she is uncomfortable when it comes to things such as being judged and unwanted. This makes Mora feel like she is unwanted because she should not have to choose between her happiness and her culture. Before they even know her they are judging her and she does not appreciate it because she wanted to fit in, but as the reader they can tell that she would not say anything about …show more content…
This represents that when Americans cannot do something, they automatically think that an immigrant is going to. Arguably America is the best country is the world to many people; foreigners come here to get the best opportunities that the United States provides and when they do not feel like doing something anymore, they hire an immigrant to do it for them and immigrants are more than happy to do it because they are trying to belong. When Americans give their jobs away and an immigrant takes it, they are the bad ones, but anything we give them is better than what they have where they are from. The cartoon continues to say “ Who says ‘a watched pot never boils”? (Crowson). Mothers tell their kids this all the time because if they keep waiting around it is not going to happen but this says differently. This is saying that even though they watch the pot sometimes it causes problems; they have to take care of it before it does. America says it’s a free country because of all the good that they have and how much money each person owns but it is only good on the outside. When immigrants take all of the pretty pictures from the country they are left with a bunch of people who are selfish and only concerned with everyone else’s business but their