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The Negative Effects Of Fear Immigrants

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The idea of an “American” was interesting because it was strictly idealized to only suit the white population. It was said that the typical americans were english speaking, hamburger eating, white, christian individuals. By just religion that idea of an “American” would cancel out a large portion of the white population that is perhaps jewish, atheist, or just spiritual. One thing the reading points out that the nation wouldn’t be what it is without immigrants that helped build it, yet as a nation we neglect to see that the more we reject and fear immigrants the more harm it does. People fear and ostracize what they don’t understand. And from our fear we tend to have a detrimental effects and bias. Fatima, the sister of Mamdouh entered a market

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