Opportunities In America

Our book describes this somewhat on page 128; “they did monotonous stoop labor, often under adverse climate conditions. Given the seasonal nature of the jobs, they were forced to travel vast distances and to endure frequent periods of unemployment. ”(Gonzales, p. 128). The working hours were extensive and pay was mediocre at best. For those who immigrated to America in hopes of making enough money for themselves and their families to live more adequately, this was a dream gone with the wind.

The work was also dangerous with not much supervising by the government. Workers, on the other hand, had little or even no bargaining power to leave the unsafe conditions. Nowadays, When Americans only pay attention when extreme work strike, levels of abuse are the norm hidden in the factories around the globe. Although the condition seems much improved, consumers don’t know the true fact- “Today, American citizens simply cannot know the working conditions of the factories that make the products they buy.

People think it isn’t fair for them to have a lot of jobs if they don’t live here. This all leads into the big issues in the criminal justice system and how its racist. Police stops are now a big problem in the U.S. Whether their on foot or car stops African American Males are stopped twice as much as whites. According to the University of Kansas a male of color in Kansas City of the age 25 or younger has a 28% of being stopped by the police.

Undocumented immigrants are frequently forced into slavery in service jobs, such as maids, cooks, or construction work. These people are given meager salaries and are threatened with being reported to the authorities if they strike or complain. To combat this, our immigration system needs to be overhauled. A path to citizenship will ensure that the same laws can protect all people working in the US. This idea may seem like a stretch to some, but given the current political environment more Americans are paying attention to the issue of immigration than ever before.

In 1930 the United States was living a very dark period of their history, the Great Depression. During this period, there were a lot of people who lost their jobs and had to move to live better, there was a big migration of people in order to find jobs that would earn them some money to maintain their families. Considering that there was a shortage of jobs people couldn’t provide the best life quality for themselves or their families and that was when gangsters enter in the scene; gangsters’ jobs during that period where providing dangerous jobs but also provide easy way to make money, though it was a very dangerous job the idea of making money fast was very tempting increasing people participation in organized crime activities. The period of the Prohibition lasted from 1920 until 1933, the gang abuse of this crisis made the crime rate increase and from it various gangs were generated; gangs such as the Sicilian-American, during that time gangs controlled the majority of the alcohol bootlegging in their cities, this income added to the other such as prostitution and

The decline of the Lowell System due to market booms and busts, as well as immigration, affected the women’s living conditions and wages, causing many women to leave the workforce. The economic revolution caused markets to boom, but as more companies entered and competition became harsh, busts would occur. This greatly affected how much money companies had to use towards repairs, wages, and management. Many busts occurred, forcing manufacturers to stop maintenance of high living standards and working conditions, while lowering the amount of pay, and increasing work hours. As the influx of immigrants increased, factories could now turn to them for a new source of labor.

Immigrants come here and fight for jobs working hard and long days. Usually getting paid not so fair wages. People discriminate and undermine them because of their race, and where they come from. We intentionally rob them from health care benefits leading them and their family to be unhealthy with more medical conditions. “Although America strives to portray itself as a country of opportunity that can transform citizen’s lives, it is actually no different in terms of social mobility than anywhere else.”

The strain is not only felt by the economy or resources, but it is felt by its people. Taxpayers are forced to pay for the welfare and schooling for many of these immigrants, some of who are illegal aliens. Taxes must also be spent on reduced housing, nutrition assistance programs: supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) and special programs for women, infants, and children (WIC); which heavily strains the economy. Due to this, residents of Guam have started to place a negative attitude to immigrants, blaming all problems on it: such as crime, poverty, overpopulation, pollution, and many

Hispanic Immigrants are leaving Mexico because their economy is not good, the crime rate is very high, and jobs are hard to find. America has freedom and that gives them hope for a new life. Also Immigrants are trying to evacuate from poverty, and violence. Their life in their homeland is hard.

There are two things that America cannot stand, marijuana abuse and Donald Trump. Marijuana can contain benefits in the medical field: calming nerves and lowering anxiety. On the other hand, Marijuana usage can be extremely lethal with an overdose. In the same way, too much of Donald Trump in power would have fatal impacts. With the president’s continuous, negative decisions stacked against him, Trump has the potential to authorize destructive behavior.

The businesses took advantage of their workers by extending work hours but also leaving their wages the same. They were trying to work them for every penny they could not caring who they were hurting in the process. The people also disfavored the new political system they did not agree with politicians no longer listening to the opinions of the people, they felt that they were being silenced and they could do nothing about it. The corporations may have lowered the costs of a few accommodations but it was outweighed by the unfairness the people had to deal with.

There is an estimate of 8.7 million undocumented immigrants in the United States, according to the Center for immigration studies. They come here because they want a better life for their family, but their presence has caused many problems for the citizens of this country. Moreover, immigration has always been an important issue in the story of the United States. Many undocumented immigrants are able to enter the country illegally. These people along with other citizens say that undocumented immigrants are good for the country as they help the economy by working for a minimum wage in jobs that many refuse to do.

Many immigrants found shelter in the tightly packed urban areas causing conditions to plummet. Also, many immigrants needed jobs. These immigrants were willing to work for lesser pay than their citizen counterparts. All this lead to the increase in poverty on both sides, along with the anger of the American citizens. The citizens started blaming the immigrants for the economic depression of that time.

Many industries opened up many opportunities to those for wished for labor. Even if that was a similarity between both groups, individuals in the Mexican region left because of the mass roughness rising all through their nation. Both groups knew if they didn’t go to America, they would just be putting their lives in a gamble. As Scotch-Irish journeyed to ports in the state of Boston, they overcame a harsh situation throughout the way. Mexicans also had problems as they headed towards their “Ellis Island” in the city of El Paso, as mentioned in the video.

The USA was founded by immigrants and continues to grow economically and culturally today by immigrants. most came because they were forced out,but some came for the hope of wealth and freedom. america was the land of opportunity to most struggling foreigners. immigrants came because of push and pull factors those were what drove them from their country and what attracted them to america. the irish famine is an example of what drove many people out of ireland.