Why People Immigrate To America

For starters, I felt that this entire situation was somewhat ironic. Fleeing war, fearing for their life and dreaming of a better life far from the poverty and upheaval of their unstable nations, hundreds of thousands are flocking to Europe's shores (Smith-Spark, 2015). This statement immediately reminded me of why people immigrate to America, everyone is sold on the American dream and want to come here to better themselves. And the reason people are fleeing to the country is not just for opportunities, but more than anything it is for safety. I feel that although things are becoming overcrowded the citizen are being very insensitive. When people are fleeing to a place for safety, I feel that people should be considerate. I don’t want to say that people should just give up their lives but at least show some compassion towards the situation at hand. The government sent 100 buses to transport to Austria the people walking along the roadway as well as people at Budapest's main train station, spokesman Zoltan Kovacs said. (Smith-Spark, 2015) The bussing of the citizens was a great idea and a great help, especially those who were walking. I know in a crisis they have to be quick and think on their feet. But I feel that there should be a backup plan for emergency situations. Just as when natural disasters happen, there are …show more content…
Another stumbling block is that agreements with non-EU countries on asylum returns are quite patchy. Many readmission agreements have been negotiated, for example with Pakistan and Bangladesh. But the EU has no such deal with China or Algeria (Peter, 2015). I agree with this article but I also disagree. If people are fleeing their homes in fear, they would not have any form of identification. How does the government expect people who fled the state, to have proper identification to apply for asylum? That makes absolutely no