Golden Age Of America Essay

The United States was built on the backs of immigrants, pilgrims, and refugees. Innovation generates great new ideas as thoughts come together. From the industrialization of steel to the invention of the light bulb and telephone, immigrants welcomed into the United States have improved the infrastructure and lives of all Americans. Currently, the Islamic State and civil war are displacing twelve million families from their homes. These people flee into the wilderness in mass travelling as asylum-seekers, seeking asylum in other countries to improve their lives. This determination and drive to succeed is what pushed America towards a brighter future. Learning from our own history of emigration and refugee crisis, the United States should accept …show more content…
We have witnessed this ourselves in our recent history during World War II. The previous economically depressed country was able to come together with a common goal and enemy. It helped us win the war by influencing the “Golden Age” of America through the bonds we shared. Through the “Lost Boys” five year trek they encountered many hardships together with a common goal of survival. The documentary God Grew Tired of Us stated, “The boys had finally reached the border into Ethiopia, barely resembling their former selves. They had passed through a world without food or water, they had survived attacks by lions and hyenas, and they had survived the bombing raids of the Northern Arab Government who had wanted to see them finished off”. The hardships the Lost Boys faced gives a larger view on the world. This attribute would help them to be compassionate and caring citizens once in the United States. Comparatively, Americans seemingly have a shortage of compassion when compared to the rest of the world’s communities. Many people are stunned by the lack of community among Americans. By introducing compassionate citizens we could improve and diversify the community in the United