...Do Illegal Immigrants Threaten American Unity? Oscar Banuelos English 221 N1 Diane Williams 07/25/2013 Abstract: Immigration stems from multiple factors all converging including; getting pulled over just by their skin color, stereotypes that are not true like just because they are Mexican they are criminals, but also immigrants have a big effect on the economy. Whether the effect of illegal immigrants is positive or negative they still contribute a lot to the U.S. and also reflect on how immigrants take the jobs that Americans probably won’t take like working on the fields with the extensive heat, or be worried about going outside because they are scared that maybe they can get arrested and be deported. I think its time to put an end to this because families are being harmed with the current immigration situation. The government has to pass an immigration reform soon because this is a major problem in the whole country. Because immigrants are in America, we should be treated equally as U.S. citizens, because we are hardworking people. Illegal Immigrants came here to start a better life. Illegal Immigrants are not a threat to American society. America was founded by Immigrants. Even though some citizens don’t want us here, we are their support with the economy; we have invested billions of dollars in U.S. soil. Mexican Immigrants should be allowed to immigrate illegally and stay in the U.S. without being separated from their families or be afraid in their daily life...
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...In his book, Harvest of Empire, Juan Gonzalez describes this feeling of being split in two, a feeling of not belonging here nor there due to the treatment of Mexican-Americans by white America. “They are both native-born and immigrants, pioneers and aliens, patriots and rebels; no matter how far back you trace their ancestry on our soil, they are still battling to emerge from the obscure margins of official US history, still clamoring to be fully recognized and understood” (Gonzalez 97). Still. Still fighting to be American, to be accepted as Americans by Americans. Still. Some of us didn’t even ask to be here. As Eva Longoria says, “We didn’t cross the border. The border crossed us.” “Manifest Destiny” is what the Americans called it....
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...path to citizenship for those who have minor kids who are U.S. born citizens; those who are working, are law abiding and who have been here for at least six years. However, there should be no free rides, no free medical assistance, welfare, and housing or bi-lingual education at the schools. When parents are deported, their U.S.-born children have two 'choices' -- leave with their parents or stay in foster care to continue getting their education. If the kids are deported, they will have to start over in a country with a new language, fewer resources and an uncertain future. Deportation destroys families and leaves U.S. citizen children without parents. Over one in ten families are mixed status: at least one parent is a non-citizen, and one child a citizen. We now have a vehicle to help protect our U.S. citizen children from the devastating effects of deportation: The Child Citizen Protection Act... which allows an immigration judge to consider the best interest of U.S. citizen children before deporting their parents. These immigrants do jobs that Americans do not want to do. They are cooks, maids, nannies, and field workers. My aunt lives in Southern Arizona which is known as the agriculture winter vegetable capital of the United States. There are fields ready to harvest and not enough help to do so. Because of this Americans are being hurt in the long run, because the prices of vegetables are higher. Historically these field workers have worked in...
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...Why I believe immigrants come to America? I believe they come to America to have a better life, and get money to provide for their families. Immigrants come to America to seek freedom and different opportunities they cannot get in their homeland. Why should immigrants have to be deported back to their homeland because they have no rights in America which is supposed to be the “Land of the Free”. These people we call “immigrants” are the same people who would do anything to stay in the country.They do work us Americans don't like to take part in and wouldn't lift a finger doing. Immigrants actually want to work in U.S, they wants something good for themselves. This is the dream, they come to pursue a dream they wouldn't be able to get back home. They see America as their way to happiness and a better life. So why not let immigrants try to pursue a dream and find happiness instead of judging them and wanting to kick them out if the country. If they aren't doing any harm, why want them leave? Freedom is a big part of why immigrants come to America. Immigrants are people just as Americans, they aren't nothing less. They fight just like Americans fight to survive in the country. What would us Americans do if they were an immigrant living in poverty raising themselves? Yes some Americans do raise themselves but not all live in poverty.(Weeden, L. Darnell) No one should be judged by where they come from, who they are, or how they look. Us people use the quote “ Don't judge a book...
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...the religion, to the education, all the way to how its ancient history, Egypt is a civilization that differs from America greatly, for better and for worse. My dad’s childhood was different from someone’s childhood in America. A big difference between the two countries is that while Americans do have small chores around the house, Egyptian children bare bigger responsibilities, such as tending to livestock and helping around at a family business. Egypt school systems were much stricter, with punishments being hits with a paddle. Along with this, mid-day lunches were much different from here. Children were usually fed a traditional Egyptian snack; cheese, bread, and cucumbers. Another large lifestyle difference between the two countries is that it’s common for children to roam the streets and stay up during the nights because the day was sometimes too hot to bare....
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...provide quality care among cultures. The purpose of this essay is to explore the finding of the evaluation from using the Heritage assessment tool between American, (European decent, white), Asian, and Middle Eastern Indian Cultured families. . The Evaluation tool The Heritage Assessment Tool (HAT) , is a check list used to help gain knowledge of patients culture and beliefs prior to initiating care (Spector 2000) It is important for the nurse to have knowledge of the cultural needs to better treat the patient and make them feel more comfortable. Nurses must apply health education to clients that is culturally sensitive, as well as each culture having their own beliefs, and way of doing things. American Culture In America people have a variety of cultures mixed together. There are some areas that have prominent cultures, but mainly cultures are combined. There are many people that have been born in America, and have many generations here. If the family was to pick a specific culture it may be difficult. This is why American is a culture. In America we have the freedom to do. For example there are families that have dinners every Sunday. An example of a meal could be hamburgers and hot dogs, with potato salad, macaroni salad, fruit, chips, dip and apple pie. The meal could be any culture though. Many American celebrate holidays such as Easter, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. Religion does not drive as many people in mixed cultures. Asian Culture In the Asian...
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...With the election of Donald Trump, fear has spread throughout the country causing panic and disarray for many undocumented immigrants. It has led many to fear deportation and separation from families. The struggle to find freedom and a better life has caused many to come to the U.S. illegally. However, some of these undocumented immigrants were only children when they came here. They practically grew up in the U.S but were still given the title as “undocumented” or illegal. The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) was created to help support these young immigrants to work, drive, and most importantly stay in America without fear of deportation. The Trump administration, however, wants to phase out this organization. It is unjust and...
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...Have you ever guessed how many races we have in this country? If not then let me tell you some of them: African American, Hispanic, White, Black, Latino, and there are many more. The problem with some of these races is that some of them may be undocumented and illegal that came to the U.S. without papers. Undocumented immigrants are people who came to the U.S. illegally which means they don’t have papers. And some families come to the U.S. for their kids so that they can be happy and have a good childhood. And the ones that don’t have families that are only a couple come here to have a better life and a better job in the U.S.. People may not know that some of the reasons why they came here. Also they came here to be free and to care for their loved ones in a free country. Some people may disagree that they should get a “path to citizenship”. But my opinion is that they should get a chance to come to the U.S. and my reason why that came here illegally. One important reason that Undocumented residents should be allowed a...
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... Hispanic Americans Racial and Ethnic groups SOC 308 Stephen Ulrich 08/12/2012 The life of Hispanic Americans is not always easy. Many Hispanic Americans usually come to America to provide a better life for their family. The transition from a life in a very less fortunate country to one with opportunities and hope is sometimes a bit tough. Usually they must try to illegally come into the country and stay long enough to obtain their papers to stay legally. The Hispanic American group are the largest minority in the United States. (El Nasser, 2003) Because they are the largest minority they struggle financially and require help to live. They must get help finding jobs because they cannot legally work here. Many minorities work in low paying jobs and for numerous hours a day. Their families live in very rundown areas because it is all they can afford. Many keep a very low profile so that they are not caught a sent back to their country. For many it is difficult to get their citizenship because they must be out of the country for five years before you can legally stay. The Political aspect of Hispanic Americans is the Mexican mafia. Much of mexico is controlled by the Mexican mafia regardless of who is actually in power. Even in the United states the Mexican group will try to separate the Mexican from the African Americans and gangs are...
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...Becoming American In the film “Becoming American” it explains how Hispanic people that come to this country to have a better life for their families have better health then most Americans. Americans tend to have a lot of health issues like high blood pressure, diabetes, and different diseases due to stresses in their lives like their jobs, worrying about financial situations, and the way the eat. In the video a family from Mexico live in a rented house struggling to make ends meat, but yet had way better health then their peers. The video explained that a contributing factor is that maybe they have stronger family ties then most American, and are very social people. In the movie it stated that people that are not that social tend to have more health issues then people that are social. The Hispanic culture is a very social, hard working, and caring culture they support each other when there is a problem or a situation that needs some assistance. For the Hispanic families that come and stay here for a long time their health tends to decline, and don’t realize it until they need to go visit the doctor. Most Hispanic families that come here for work, can’t take a day off to visit the doctor because that is lost income that the family needs, so they risk their health in order to provide for their families and gather all the money that they can. For the family that is feature in the movie the company that the man works for provides doctors to open up offices inside the mushroom...
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...imperialism at El Salvador, it does not treat those running away from issues plaguing their nation to have an asylum here. According to U.S Immigration and Naturalization Services, about 2.1% of Salvadorians were approved to stay in the United States as political asylums (Dassanowsky, 2000, p.1536). Even so, the current administration has decided to end the TPS which puts several Salvadorians at risk for deportation soon (“Mother, ‘I have,” 2018). Then, similarly to other Latinx communities all over the nation, Salvadorians also become mixed up with Mexicans leading to several stereotypes against Mexicans being projected onto them simply because they speak Spanish as well (Dassanowsky, 2000, p. 1538). 6. Sadly, the political factor really hinders the Salvadorian community into adaptation into the US. This is because several are here as Asylums or entered the nation illegally so if they were to return to El Salvador, then they would not be able to go back to the USA (Dassanowsky, 2000, p.1538). There are current family...
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...Immigration Citizens Children The Effects of Immigration on Children and Families Introduction Illegal immigration is a very controversial issue within our society. There are families within our society that are made up of parents that are here illegally but have children who are born here and are citizens. But it is these citizens that are what I am referring to as the incomplete citizens. Who are these incomplete citizens and why are they being impacted by our society? Are there different stipulations for these children that are born to these undocumented families? Do they really receive the same rights as those born to U.S. citizens? Our societies including our politicians have different opinions about illegal immigration. Immigration reform negatively affects those children that are born to undocumented parents. They find themselves facing adversities that had the situation been different would never have to face. Working in an elementary school I have seen first hand how those children are affected as a result of their parent’s legal status. My purpose in this research is to show the emotional, educational, and financial effects that are inflicted on the undocumented families. This is a problem that is not going to be resolved overnight but rather this is a problem that is going to need help from the various disciplines. With this research more information will be found to present how children are affected through the different disciplines and how these disciplines...
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...It is the year 2016 and that means another presidential election with new candidates. If you stay engrossed in the debates that are between Clinton and Trump, then you have heard Trump say, “Let’s build a wall”. If you think building a wall is ethical then you probably haven’t heard Lady Liberty’s quote. The Statue of Liberty has a poem embedded into her. The part of the quote that stands out to me is, “Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, i lift my lamp beside the golden door!”. How many American citizens know Lady Liberty’s quote? I believe we should still allow immigrants in America but limit how many immigrants come into America. We should balance the poem with the idea of the wall by making the Green Card citizen test easier...
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...and present history in the United States. As humans we immigrate to other places due to many reasons often searching for better pay, family, and to find opportunities to be successful. At this time, “about 11.7 million undocumented immigrants are living in the United States illegally, a population that has not varied much over the last three years but may recently be increasing again, according to new estimates published by the Pew Research Center Hispanic Trends Project.” Most of the undocumented people, have families and want to live permanently in the U.S. Some people say they should not be here and the U.S. government should send them back to their country because they came illegally (breaking our laws). However, others believe that the U.S. government should pass the new law proposed by President Obama legalizing all undocumented immigrants already here, with no criminal records, to give them a chance to live here as legal residents to have the opportunity to work legally. For the undocumented who have families to continue to live without fear of being deported and leaving their families behind. There are many ways to come to this country legally, many people have done it. For example, “there are four major categories of immigrants that can legally enter the United States. Two are family-related. A person who is an immediate family member (spouse, parent, or minor child) of a current U.S. citizen or permanent resident can apply. A second category...
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...defining the following terms; community, community health, community as client, and partnerships. Family’s Community and Environment A community can be defined as the interaction of individuals in a social network, usually focused in a defined territory according to our textbook (Stanhope & Lancaster, 2014, p.190). When interviewing the Doe’s family, it was evident the closeness of their community. Mr. Doe was able to point out each neighbor in the street he lives on and how long they have been living in the community. The pride of ownership is apparent by how the streets are free of clutter, trash and the maintenance of a their front yards. Although the neighborhood has changed through the years, the most visible changed one can see is the aging of members of the community. The houses were built in the 1940s and 1950s and most owners still live in their properties and are now retired. Fruitridge manor is adjacent to little Saigon and the Vietnamese influence is apparent by the numerous of international market stores and Vietnamese restaurants that surround this neighborhood. Walking through the streets of the Doe’s family, one can...
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