Arguments About Immigration

Have you ever wondered why immigrants are getting deported each year and being separated from their children? Immigration is the action of coming permanently in a foreign country. It is significant to have immigrants here in the United States because they help the country grow financially by starting their own business. In the United States there are many hispanic restaurants such as Mexican, Guatemalan, Honduran, Salvadoran, etc. Having immigrants is like a tool for us because if we ever have a flat tire and you take it to the mechanics it's usually a hispanic man helping and if they are nice enough they won’t charge you anything.

Individuals who migrate to America, all share one common goal: a better life. In most cases, many immigrants come to this country in hopes for a better life for themselves or even families, which is exactly what Jurgis aimed to accomplish. Situations like Jurgis’ and other many immigrants who come to this country for a better life or the “American Dream” will do anything possible to work hard enough to get to that point. This is vital to recognize and understand in the social work profession because many of these individuals will find themselves coming to this country with the same mindset, possibly unable to find legal jobs which will lead them to seek illegal jobs with low pay, gruesome conditions, and illegal acts if they are not made aware and pushed into the right path. For a social worker, being able to guide those who need the knowledge and oppurtunnites to achieve the goals they wish to accomplish to the right path is what makes the central issue of Capitalism important so no individual will ever find themselves enslaved to trying to provide for their family or themselves financially or living in a “Jungle” like society where individuals will compete for a chance to work, regardless of the pay in order to achieve the “American

Immigrants and Refugees are both similar and different in many ways. Immigrants and Refugees are similar because they are both looking for a new place to live. When they arrive in the new country most are assigned menial jobs because of the language barriers. A difference between Immigrants and Refugees is that Immigrants have a choice to leave their own country to live a better life. On the other hand Refugees are forced to flee their own country with very little warning.

Southern Poverty Law centered stated that immigrant workers are, “routinely cheated out of wages, held virtually captive by employers who seize their documents, forced to live in inhumane conditions and denied medical treatment for on-the-job injuries.” This is an example of immigrants receiving insufficient and stingy amount of government aid. However, Sanders has formulated the perfect median to this issue. One of his eight steps to fixing this issue is to, “sign comprehensive immigration reform into law.” His plan is not extravagant, nor stingy. He has been able to use his perfect balance of generosity to derive plans to solve issues on immigration, gender inequality, women’s reproductive rights, institutional racism, the economic deficit, as well as many other mounting

If the media portrays the good, showing the humanization of immigrants, viewers wouldn't be as instilled with fear. Both of my parents had a dream before moving to the United States. They dreamt of a better life, a life free of struggle and safety. Today, they still happily reside in Bismarck, ND and have left their mark in the community. "Before arriving here, I thought life would be easier, but it's not.

The American dream is usually a term used by immigrants that are seeking a better life from America. America looks to be the dream place to live from people in other countries who suffer in their homeland. Immigrants believe that the American dream will free them from their problems, that they can come here and support their families and be treated better. But is America really the dream place to be? Do we really treat the people that come here to seek out the American dream fair?

What is other people’s opinion about immigration? What types of programs/organizations have they started to help immigrants out to not cause any problems anymore? Immigrants in U.S. are not necessarily “bad” people, they made a lot of sacrifice and risk to come to the U.S. for freedom and a better opportunity, for the government and people not treat

In which people from various countries come to the United States to gain prosperity and a stable place in life. The immigrants do not have a simplistic journey reaching America, nevertheless facing the problems and difficulties is better than staying in their home country. Countless immigrants have strived for their place they should be allowed to live in a nation where they have contributed and worked hard on. The American dream and the immigrant experience is connected. The hard work of achieving the American dream is where the immigrant’s experience comes from.

The journey to moving west they form self-government because they did not have any government. They had created their laws and the new government able to successfully united these families. They understand that they need to show the empathy for other people and the families learn to share food with each and they learn to help each other. The rules these people create is “the families learned what rights must be observed—the right of privacy in the tent; the right to keep the past black hidden in the heart; the right to talk and to listen; the right to refuse help or to accept...”(p.194). Steinbeck demonstrates that when people were receiving these rights, they are enjoying it because they realize they have some sorts of rights also each family member possessed the rights to privacy, rights to talk, and the rights to accept or refuse things.

Desperation flows through the air like sea water as Japanese immigrants search for their new hope, America. Knowing little about the new land the Japanese travelled together and searched for work. As they shinned the web of status, the Japanese immigrants were met with disdain and hatred. Despite this, they continued to support their families, some able to create small businesses and become successful. Destruction was brought upon by the bombing of Pearl Harbor, fear and hysteria ran through America.