Challenges to Assimilate in The American Culture Immigrants have been migrating to the Unites States for years. Many people in the United States have different opinions on immigrants: some are negative and some are positive. Some Americans assume that immigrants are here to destroy the United States, but immigrants are here for many purposes: to support their families, succeed in their future, or to escape violence occurring in their home countries. Many Americans think that once an immigrant has settled in the United States that he or she will right away get a job or quickly learn English. Imagine moving to a new school not knowing a single person. You will feel anxious or even discouraged not knowing a single person. Now just imagine arriving
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Some families think that when a family member lives in the United States, they assume that their family is in paradise picking money off trees. But instead, an undocumented immigrant faces many challenges to adapt to the American culture. Some find many challenges which can cause them to develop some mental health issues. Some find many challenges which can cause them to develop mental health issues. For both young and adult undocumented immigrants, they both face numerous of challenges when trying to assimilate into the American culture. For instance, young immigrants are less likely to develop mental health issues than adults undocumented immigrant. But, they are the one who has more challenges than the adults. Young undocumented immigrants face many barriers such as adapting to a new school, learning a new language and adapting to a new culture. “Immigrants teenagers say they live within their own worlds in high school… they have separate teachers and curriculum… these students are both academically isolated” (The Grad Journal). Isolation between young undocumented immigrants with other students is very common in schools. As I interviewed Mrs. Belmonte, an ESL assistant teacher at Rochelle Middle School, she told me that she sees isolation in class between young the other students. The undocumented immigrant students would sit in the …show more content…
The racial stereotype is also a problem young undocumented immigrant face. Especially when our new president-elect, Donald Trump has talked badly about undocumented immigrants and with his famous speech got millions of undocumented offended, he said “ They’re sending people that have lots of problems, and they’re bringing those problems to us. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapist, And some, I assume, are good people.” Centennial High School, a school in California, teachers are making fun of kids and are beginning to refer immigration and deportations as the laws of “Juan Crow Laws,” because teachers feel that these policies are similar to the Jim Crow Law. They compare the law because immigrants are being discriminated by racial
Some families think that when a family member lives in the United States, they assume that their family is in paradise picking money off trees. But instead, an undocumented immigrant faces many challenges to adapt to the American culture. Some find many challenges which can cause them to develop some mental health issues. Some find many challenges which can cause them to develop mental health issues. For both young and adult undocumented immigrants, they both face numerous of challenges when trying to assimilate into the American culture. For instance, young immigrants are less likely to develop mental health issues than adults undocumented immigrant. But, they are the one who has more challenges than the adults. Young undocumented immigrants face many barriers such as adapting to a new school, learning a new language and adapting to a new culture. “Immigrants teenagers say they live within their own worlds in high school… they have separate teachers and curriculum… these students are both academically isolated” (The Grad Journal). Isolation between young undocumented immigrants with other students is very common in schools. As I interviewed Mrs. Belmonte, an ESL assistant teacher at Rochelle Middle School, she told me that she sees isolation in class between young the other students. The undocumented immigrant students would sit in the …show more content…
The racial stereotype is also a problem young undocumented immigrant face. Especially when our new president-elect, Donald Trump has talked badly about undocumented immigrants and with his famous speech got millions of undocumented offended, he said “ They’re sending people that have lots of problems, and they’re bringing those problems to us. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapist, And some, I assume, are good people.” Centennial High School, a school in California, teachers are making fun of kids and are beginning to refer immigration and deportations as the laws of “Juan Crow Laws,” because teachers feel that these policies are similar to the Jim Crow Law. They compare the law because immigrants are being discriminated by racial