United States federal immigration and nationality legislation

Immigrants should practice their cultural backgrounds and heritage because America is a melting pot, immigrants have much to offer, and America is all about being unique. Many of our citizens tend to believe that if someone migrates to America, then that person needs to be a carbon copy of the people in this country and do everything we do, have the same interests, or have the same religion. But what makes America so great is the freedom we are given to make our own choices, such as choosing a…

this issue, Langston Hughes was inspired to write“Let America Be America Again”, frustrated with the discrimination he, and so many others face daily, Hughes writes about his personal feelings on the issue of equality and freedom in America. Hughes states, “(There’s never been equality for me,/ Nor freedom in this ‘homeland of the free.’/)”(Hughes Line 15-16). For many, feelings such as these are far too common, and this quote reflects some of the emotional difficulties of being an immigrant in…

In addition to the many things that people didn’t like about immigrants is that they say that cities are being overcrowded and that immigrants are taking all the jobs and people don’t like this. But they don’t realize that with all these immigrants coming that the consumer demand goes up, helping out there business also with immigrants they bring jobs and hardworking people that help there business and it also helps the immigrants by giving them jobs. Also many people complain about immigrants…

“They say you can accomplish whatever you want or set your mind to, but they don’t say that it’s just for some.” (We are Americans Pg. 39). For a lot of years the United States of America has been a home and the land of opportunity for many. The land where everyone can achieve their dreams. But, just like the quote says, it’s not for everyone. There are about eleven million of undocumented people living in this country. Out of all those people, according to The Pew Hispanic Center, 1.5 million…

is/ because he answers I don’t know” (11 15-16). Although it may be assumed that he was born in America because he is considered an American boy, he still knows the struggle of his mother. He still feels the feeling of not belonging that comes immigration. As a mother, it would be a hard realization to know that your son is also struggling with something you hoped he never would have to when coming to a new…

house, where they broke the news to her and told her that her parents and brother had be deported. Unfortunately, situations like hers are actually very common. La times has reported that last year around 315,943 people were deported from the United States. There should be more opportunities…

Immigration and Nationality Act has been effective as of 1952 (History of U.S. Immigration Laws). When the act came into effect, any immigrant that was residing in the United States had to obtain U.S. citizenship following the laws of the immigration and nationality act. Many immigrants were upset and believed they should automatically become a citizen especially if they had resided in the United States for many years however they had to follow the long process in order to become an U.S. citizen…

my past is important to me. In fact, my grandmother still makes the Polish dish, houska. However, my family has been in America for many generations. The U.S. is a mixed country with people who have all different kinds of backgrounds. Without immigration, many people, including myself, wouldn 't be where we are today. With over 41.3 million migrants in the U.S., colonization has shaped America by creating new jobs and contributing to diversity (Zong, Batalova). People are coming from countries…

America is insurmountable compared to any other nation. The United States of America is the only country where one’s nationality can easily have no relation with the country they currently live in. Consequently, what could bring a country with millions of ethnically different people together? The American identity is what millions have in common. We are all unified under a similar idea which stems from President Barack Obama as he states in one of his campaign speeches in 2008, “…that we may not…

Immigration is something that has been occurring for centuries. It takes place in a multitude of ways and in numerous countries. In fact, the majority of United States residents are descendants of immigrants or are immigrants themselves. Unless a U.S. resident is 100% Native American, or Indian as Christopher Columbus once mistook them for, then their family tree possesses at least one immigrant. Over time, immigration has poured its way into the United States, stirring in a dash of heritage, a…