United States Citizenship and Immigration Services

you thousands of dollars. Many people are so quick to judge when it comes to the issue of illegal immigration, but if we put ourselves in their shoes and understand their situation and historical background. Factors such a religious persecution, political oppression, or…

One way or another we all had conceived a dream; dreams can be inspiring, but many times dreams can lead to disappointments. For instance, many times immigrants migrate to the United States to pursuit the “American dream” despite the risks they may encounter. Growing up I didn’t really hear “these stories” until later in life. Many families feel the need to go to el otro lado for better opportunities and to be able to provide to their families. Both of my parents are immigrants and just like…

necessity for people in the United States and not being able to find one can be detrimental to that person and their family if they’re married. Every job that is out there is important to society in some way. This is CEO’s, sewer workers, garbage workers, teachers etc. Companies have taken to hiring illegal workers to be able to pay them less under the table, which takes away jobs from hardworking Americans and is detrimental to them. The problem of illegal immigration needs to be fixed, but…

Is illegal immigration still a problem to this day? Most people in the United States today do not realize that illegal immigration has been and is still a huge problem today. In 2014 about 11 million of the people immigrating to the United States did not have some sort of legal documents. Mexico being one of the leading countries that illegal immigrants come to the United States from, is starting to have less immigrants coming to the U.S. Illegal immigrants are starting to come from different…

As one of the world 's leading countries, the United States is an attractive destination for immigrants from all over the world to settle. However, these immigrants who are seeking a better life in America, oftentimes have trouble assimilating within the culture. They face things like discrimination and fear of deportation, if they arrive in the United States illegally. The struggle between immigrants and Americans has gone back for centuries, as the two have tried for years to find compromises…

a new country and not knowing anyone and can’t speak English. Well, that is how millions of young and adult undocumented immigrants face day by day to fit into the American culture. Life is hard for an undocumented immigrant. Immigrants in the United States face many challenges when trying to adapt or assimilate into the American culture. But my question is what kind of mental health issues or other psychological effects when an undocumented immigrant comes to adjust to the American culture.…

become members of the United States. I will first discuss the background of my parents and the reasons they immigrated to the United States. My mother and father were born and raised in Guadalajara, México. They were from the same town and came from very poor families. My mother grew up without a father and my father grew up without a mother. My mother and father grew emotionally detached from their families and had difficult childhoods. They did not have all their family united and would…

immigrants steal the job from citizens when many of them abuse the benefits they are able to receive and they lack trying to find a job since they are offered many services just for being U.S, born. Also, Alex Norwrasteh in “Immigration’s Real Impact on Wages and Employment”, argues A large body of academic economic research has found that immigration has a relatively small effect on U.S. born American wages and their employment prospects” (Norwrasteh). Some might say immigrants affect U.S. born…

panethnic category" and that the term "Asian Americans" is "nothing more than a convenient category that enables us to look at the general characteristics of the various Asian groups together, in comparison with other ethnic populations in the United States" (Marger, p245). To me, the term "Asian American" is too broad and is being applied to a very large number of individuals who are not much alike at all. People are so quick to put them in this category together, mainly because they are…

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…