Naturalization

Charles B. Rangel once said, "The promise of the American Dream requires that we are all provided an equal opportunity to participate in and contribute to our nation." The statue of the liberty poem, "New Colossus" was created by Emma Lazarus in 1883. It reads how freedom in America is expressed by the Statue of Liberty; the mother of exiles will open her arms to those who have nowhere else to be truly free. The ways to balance the values of freedom expressed in the sonnet and immigration in…

1. The three schools of thought Philip Q. Yang mentions in his book are Primordialism, constructionism, and instrumentalism. Primordialism is the belief an ethnic identity or affiliation is fixed and biologically defined. For instance, some people have the false belief African Americans are inferior to White Americans, or different races having biological advantages in certain sports. This is a false school of thought many people still choose to believe in. Genetic markers do not define race,…

Immigration is an important part of United States’ history. Between the years of 1870 and 1910, more than 20 million individuals migrated to the nation. As the years progressed, many of the American natives began to treat migrants unfairly. The group of migrants that I have chosen to focus on is the Chinese. Many Chinese migrants dwelled together in Los Angeles’s Chinatown. The immigration process for the Chinese was both a positive and negative experience. After coming to the United States, the…

Fox writes: “The forces at work in encouraging the political incorporation of European immigrants were many. Political machines, churches, unions, public officials, schools, and settlement houses used a range of methods, including the payment of naturalization fees, persuasion, paternalistic admonitions, material and symbolic incentives, and even threats and compulsion.” (37) Americanization forced people to live the life natural U.S. citizens expected of them, which forced many people to…

The current rate to apply for the naturalization process is roughly six hundred and eighty American dollars. For many immigrants, this amount could be upwards of a weeks earning at their current hourly rate of undocumented work. This is not an easily obtained amount for the breadwinner of an…

In the piece, “Mother Tongue”written by Amy Tan, Tan made the example with her mother and the hospital to prove to the readers that those who cannot speak perfect, or fluent English will be often disregarded or not equally treated compared to those who speak English well. When Tan described the example with the stockbroker, she wanted the audience to realize how her mother couldn’t get around in California properly with, for lack of a better word, broken English. She also described the feeling…

When Thomas Jefferson became President of the United States in 1800, he entered as a Democratic-republican in a federalist government. Jefferson brought about political diversification, and economic change while dealing with foreign and domestic relations. The election of 1800 pitted Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr against each other. Jefferson believed in an agricultural society and small government. Burr fought for the continuation of big central government. When Jefferson won the election it…

GOVERNMENT, AND THE HAPPINESS OF THE GOVERNED" shows that society gets to choose the government to represent them as one in society best interest (Oakes S7-3). The first thing I noticed while reading "An Act to Establish an Uniform Rule of Naturalization and an Act of Respecting Alein Enemies" was how easy it use to be to become a citizen. In 1790 it only took two years to become a citizen, -two years is nothing compared to the increase of 14-year change in 1798.…

America, especially in the vast land of the West. Due to the fact that the railroad allowed the habitation of the great West, there were more opportunities for immigrants to start over their lives and live a better life. To add, there were number of Naturalization Conventions called Bancroft Treaties held between America and several European nations throughout 1868 and 1872. The nations that signed the treaties were North German Confederation, Belgium, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and…

military, concerns many with the safety of national security. Sometimes called "green card soldiers," noncitizen recruits can achieve expedited citizenship in as little as six months in return for military service. For other noncitizens, the naturalization process can take years, added with high fees. By being able to gain citizenship so quickly, many people question the intentions of the non-citizens, as some will do whatever it takes to become a citizen. "It is also immoral to ask a…