History of immigration to the United States

the Chinese’s work would include farming, mining and building railroads. The immigration…

to allow entry to Syrian refugees in terms of dollars? As of now, President Obama has agreed to accept only 10,000 refugees in the country over the course of the year; however, his official Syrian refugee proposal plan states that over the next 5 years almost 100,000 refugees will be allowed asylum in America (Bedard, 2015). The price tag on this plan is an astounding fifty-five billion dollars, which averages out to an overwhelming $550,000 per refugee! The fifty-five…

Ted Conover’s Coyotes is a first hand description of illegal immigration from a point of view that many Americans may have maybe never before considered. It is descriptive and emotional, and at many times controversial. The US has seen a rapid increase in immigrants who have come into the US seeking better lives for themselves and families. These immigrants, like those throughout US history, are generally hard workers and make important contributions to the economy through their productive labor…

Art and Immigration Historically, the way most immigrants live is a dialect surrounding the memories of the world in which they have come and the daily battles of learning the stretches of the new society. Other things like new language masterly, staying and performing one’s duties among strangers as well as the struggles to cope up with unfamiliarity make up other challenges faced by the immigrants in their supposedly new home. As they live to seek comfort in whatever they see, they feel so…

As humans, we all are full of different genealogies that may branch back to the American Indians, Pioneers, or even to the other six continents, however, it shouldn’t matter where we come from, as long as we have a purpose to do some good in the world. Our ancestors did just that. In “The Ghost of Ellis Island, More Than Just a Shrine,” by Mary Gordon, our author takes us on the physical and emotional journey that some of our ancestors went on to come to this country for a better life. By coming…

Illegal Aliens- Deportations Did you know you are 2.5x more likely to be killed by an illegal alien then you are a drunk driver? You see tv ads and cautious people trying to prevent drunk driving. Why don’t you see more stuff be down to prevent something that kills more people and that is preventable as well. There are other major effects of illegal aliens immigrating to our country. Millions of Illegal Aliens should not be allowed to live in the US and should be deported immediately. We are a…

Language is a key factor in cultural assimilation or representation. While the United States has no official language, English is predominate in most areas of the country. Despite this, there are a number of areas where a significant portion of the population is bilingual or trilingual. Parts of Houston have street signs in more than one language, and even ballots are translated into four or more languages. This is far from a unique perspective in most major metropolitan areas.. The…

downward assimilation and upwards assimilation. I believe I chose upwards assimilation or the American culture over my parent’s culture. I also believe my parents decided to assimilate upwards while mixing in their own culture as well. As Cebulko states “other immigrants may experience mostly upward assimilation through selective acculturation, or by selectively combining norms and values of both the dominant society and the immigrant community” (226). My parents assimilate to the American…

generation. Children growing up in households face obstacles for school success. The parents have few economic resources that can help children do well in school. Many children who did well academically in Vietnam, struggle in the schools in the United States. This causes them to become embarrassed and effects their self-esteem and confidence. Failing behind in classes caused some individuals to skip classes and even resort to joining gangs. The challenges these individuals because of their…

The United States is a unique country, Americans have many rights and freedoms, protection from the American government, but most of all America’s independence. While this may seem like paradise for many people living in poverty in third world countries. This idea has been blown out of proportions, leading to many false assumptions. Commercialization of the American Dream leads to many false ideas and assumptions, and to a heavy flow of illegal immigrants. These assumptions are shown throughout…