Essay On America As A Melting Pot

The United States of America is commonly known as “the melting pot”. The nickname came from the hundreds of thousands of immigrants that migrated here with the hopes of achieving the American Dream. These immigrants were known to be hardworking and typically worked twice as hard for half of the pay. Many of these immigrants put up with lower living statuses because they knew it was better than what they were receiving from their homeland. The children of these immigrants would be effected directly by “attending schools by race, ethnicity, and social class” (2005) this effect doesn’t make anyone feel united. America was portrayed to be this amazing country where there are opportunities everywhere you turn. Although that statement isn’t false, it was just difficult for immigrants to achieve these goals. We currently live in a country that makes becoming a legal United States Citizen a very difficult process, along with there being little to no resources for these immigrant families to turn to once they arrive here; with the help of the …show more content…
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