America is one of the most diverse countries in the world because so many people immigrated to the United States in the past in search of new opportunities. Immigration is the action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country. People from all over the world travel to the United States for a better life. Without diversity, the United States would not have the culture it does to this day. America needs immigration because immigrants help to develop new ideas, a diversity of culture, and they founded and helped to create the United States.
It is simply the ability to make money. It is also commonly said that immigration into America is so appealing because of its opportunities to produce new social statuses. The majority of the time that there are reasons listed for attempts to migrate into the United States they are material reasons. D’Souza wrote “America represents “the bitch goddess of success.” That is why people reach out for the American Idea” (D’Souza 435). D’Souza acknowledges that while there are many materialistic gains to be made in the American society the desire for immigration and the commonly held views of America has a more prominent reason, the American dream is a dream based on freedom.
Chasing The American Dream For a long time, people have been migrating to America for the chance to find new opportunities. The United States is said to be the land of the free. It is seen as a country where citizens can choose their own path and create their own wealth. The opportunities are endless, which drives immigrants to this country. Everyone wants to live the “American Dream.” This is the idea is what drove Sam Zemurray to America.
The massive number of European immigrants that entered into America’s east coast from the late 1800’s and on forever influenced the growth and development of the country. Fleeing crop failure, famine, rising taxes, and land/job shortages, many immigrants journeyed to the United States because it was perceived as the land of economic opportunity. With hope for a brighter future, nearly 27 million immigrants arrived in the United States between 1880 and 1920. The majority of the immigrants entered through Ellis Island, leading it to become the gateway to America and become recognized as a national symbol. Many of the immigrants, not knowing the way America worked, didn’t stray too far from the East Coast and moved into areas filled with people of similar languages, traditions, and beliefs.
Immigrants are the reason America is so powerful today. They helped built America from the bottom. Immigrants work hard to stay in America. They will take jobs that most Americans wouldn’t even dare to take. As an immigrant myself, I am glad that my family and I moved to America.
The discovery of the Americas was truly an amazing event because it opened up so many options for the people living in the European nation. Many English people flocked to the Americas to live in the Chesapeake and New England region. These two regions were supposed to function as one large region. But overtime, they developed into two separate societies. The reason for this split was the incentives of the people who were going to these areas.
Albert Einstein Professor Lauer History GHS 203-OL By Joseph Babaev Immigration to the United States by many different countries in particular Europe Asia and Africa, was very common starting from the 1600 and even until this very day. Immigrants sought out to better their lives and establish themselves a home of peace and to find themselves a government that enables them freedom of religion and freedom of speech. While dreaming about leaving their countries was easy traveling on the other hand to the United States was one of the hardest tasks. Transportation was limited and very expensive so many decided to fall under the rule of a master which is known as Indentured servitude. It was the practice of immigrants in that time to contract to work for a fixed period of time, typically three to seven years, in exchange for transportation, food, clothing, lodging and other necessities.
In the times of immigration (1880’s), the Irish where one among all, who immigrated to the United States for better opportunities as many of the immigrants did as well. As there struggles where also back home, making them look upon better living styles, it was heard that the United States (America) was the “American Dream”. That everything was easy and it was a worry free land. At least for all the rich ones it was. When many think of the times of immigration, they tend to recall the Irish Immigration and it comes to the potato famine of the 1840s' however; they forget that immigrants from the Emerald Isle also poured into America during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
First of all, the narration at the beginning of the movie makes it easy for us to see that Yuri’s family is a good example of a Ukrainian family stereotype. The Orlov family left Ukraine to escape the Soviet Union (like many Ukraine families) and immigrated in the 1980s in Little Odessa, New York. The fact that they didn’t have a lot of money and that Yuri wanted to be rich, brings another stereotype to this movie: Most of the stereotyped immigrants that come from Europe, want to have the American way of life. Yuri would do anything to become rich. Since it was the Cold War and that there was other fights in the world, Yuri came to conclusion that it would be a profitable investment for him to join the gun trade industry.
Why say yes to illegal immigrants? America is best known as the country that gives everyone an opportunity and the place that offers many individuals the American dream . That is why United states is also best known as the melting pot where you can find people of diverse races due to the constant flow immigrants that come into the country. Many hope to have a chance live the American dream which is why they decide to immigrate to the country whether its legally or illegally like many do. Whether illegal aliens should be deported or given a chance to stay in the U.S is something that individuals cant seem to agree on .Many people argue that illegal immigrants should be deported back to their homeland while others believe they should be able to remain in the country.