I personally connected to this discussion because of my experiences as an immigrant in the United States. You proposed the question of if immigration issue is about culture, legality or numbers and majority if not everyone in the class stated it was culture. I actually disagree with this answer. When many people argue why they desire stricter immigrations laws, they make claims such as immigrants are taking jobs, they are increasing the population significantly, and they are harming American economy. Most of these claims relate back to the idea that immigration issue is primarily about numbers and less about culture. The economy is always the main focus when
The closing discussion you made concerning the use of hyphenated-Americans such …show more content…
Although seemingly egoistic and arrogant at first glance, it has some very applicable meaning. By using the hyphenated-Americans, you are preserving the culture of your place of origin and, therefore cannot be wholeheartedly …show more content…
Someone mentioned during the discussion the frustration immigrants might experience if they were expected or required to assimilate, and I immediately sympathized with the statement. Often times, Americans regard immigrants very negatively believing they are “lazy” and “freeloader”. They fail to understand many of the struggles immigrants face in a new nation. This was very apparent when reading the comments under the “In-state college tuition for illegal immigrants passes House 74-66” article. Many people in the comments were against the bill and even went so far as to slander illegal students’ immigrants. Being an immigrant, I understand the true value of the bill and how it serves as a great opportunity for many immigrants. I migrated from Nigeria to the United States when I was eight years old, I not only noticed the difficulties immigrants faced but the privileges that is automatically associated with being a citizen. For example, during my senior year in high school while looking for scholarships to help further my education, most of the scholarships required being a U.S citizen. It was very frustrating as well as devastating because I worked very hard academically in school to be able to receive money to help me pay for college and to have someone take that opportunity from me based on the sole fact that I was not a citizen crushed my
The closing discussion you made concerning the use of hyphenated-Americans such …show more content…
Although seemingly egoistic and arrogant at first glance, it has some very applicable meaning. By using the hyphenated-Americans, you are preserving the culture of your place of origin and, therefore cannot be wholeheartedly …show more content…
Someone mentioned during the discussion the frustration immigrants might experience if they were expected or required to assimilate, and I immediately sympathized with the statement. Often times, Americans regard immigrants very negatively believing they are “lazy” and “freeloader”. They fail to understand many of the struggles immigrants face in a new nation. This was very apparent when reading the comments under the “In-state college tuition for illegal immigrants passes House 74-66” article. Many people in the comments were against the bill and even went so far as to slander illegal students’ immigrants. Being an immigrant, I understand the true value of the bill and how it serves as a great opportunity for many immigrants. I migrated from Nigeria to the United States when I was eight years old, I not only noticed the difficulties immigrants faced but the privileges that is automatically associated with being a citizen. For example, during my senior year in high school while looking for scholarships to help further my education, most of the scholarships required being a U.S citizen. It was very frustrating as well as devastating because I worked very hard academically in school to be able to receive money to help me pay for college and to have someone take that opportunity from me based on the sole fact that I was not a citizen crushed my