The United States has always been what is known as a melting pot, where the makeup of the US has always come from the different ethnic groups of immigrants. Our society as we know it and as it continues to grow has always been built on the backs of immigrants. No matter your race, ethnicity, religious or political preferences are we all have ancestors who were indeed immigrants, excluding Native Americans. However, in recent years the immigration process the US has been involved in as well as the immigration patterns the US has shown, when dealing with immigration, has proven to lead to consequences throughout the US.
It could be said that the biggest problem with the United States patterns could be the racial divide within our nation. Though segregation was said to be stopped back in the 60s, it is still very evident in today’s society of the US. Unlike the 60s though, this new form of segregation is a lot more hidden yet still very prominent in a lot of areas. Such as the distinct segregation …show more content…
This is an incredibly destructive pattern for the US to fall in, it too has caused poverty to grow within the US as well as unemployment rates to climb. The pattern is prevalent in today’s society due to businesses want and desire to not have to spend as much money paying their workers. This has led to the government allowing businesses and corporations to go and hire immigrants from other nations to work in skilled positions for a lesser pay then those who are born in the US, thus causing a increase in population but a decrease in employment opportunities. Also, though most would not like to admit, the US has also been involved in the pattern of using undocumented workers, since they are cheaper to pay then documented immigrants or born US citizens which is also taking away jobs and hurting our
It could be said that the biggest problem with the United States patterns could be the racial divide within our nation. Though segregation was said to be stopped back in the 60s, it is still very evident in today’s society of the US. Unlike the 60s though, this new form of segregation is a lot more hidden yet still very prominent in a lot of areas. Such as the distinct segregation …show more content…
This is an incredibly destructive pattern for the US to fall in, it too has caused poverty to grow within the US as well as unemployment rates to climb. The pattern is prevalent in today’s society due to businesses want and desire to not have to spend as much money paying their workers. This has led to the government allowing businesses and corporations to go and hire immigrants from other nations to work in skilled positions for a lesser pay then those who are born in the US, thus causing a increase in population but a decrease in employment opportunities. Also, though most would not like to admit, the US has also been involved in the pattern of using undocumented workers, since they are cheaper to pay then documented immigrants or born US citizens which is also taking away jobs and hurting our