Assimilation There are many people around the world who want to change their lives and make it better. Some of them leave their homes, their friends, their countries and come to the United States to find a better life here. For some newcomers the only way they can survive is living in their national communities, neighborhoods, but others try to assimilate to American people. Assimilation implies that people should forget their background to become a part of a new society. Although many people think that all immigrants should go through assimilation, however I believe that people can become a part of other culture without erasing their own background, because of several reasons.
What we see and hear can really deceive us all. The immigrants came to America for a chance at a better life. They came to America to escape the harsh conditions of their native countries. To there surprise, immigrants got the exact opposite of what they thought America was going to be like. Politicians and entrepreneurs did what ever it took to better their lives.
They don’t have the economy we have or goods. This among the next few reasons is why we should allow immigration in the United States. Most immigrants don’t have great lives or like their home country and that’s why they want to come to America. They have to deal with wars and abundant spread of diseases without proper health care. Most of them have dictatorships and they don’t have the freedoms they deserve as human beings.
Hispanics are not independent of the family unit. By educating ourselves on the customs, morals, and values of the Hispanic culture we will gain a better understanding of their influence on American culture and way of life. Hispanics make up eleven percent of the United States’ population and will only continue to grow in the future. It is an undeniable fact that the Hispanic culture is here to stay. We must preserve and appreciate Hispanic culture because, day by day, it is becoming a larger part of
Cowboys and Indians/ Unto Dust Nick Pratt Cowboys and Indians and Unto Dust had both different types of racist and prejudice views. It was very noticeable that in those times, very early in the developing of races, money and goods meant a lot to the people who were not in power. As mentioned in Cowboys and Indians, $2.00 meant a lot to the chief, although they were not directed properly, they still wanted their money. When the kafir people were being abused in that time they tried standing up for themselves and that, in turn, lead to death by the middle class burghers. The suppressed anger of the burgher people made them racist towards the people of different skin color.
The Power of Language Growing up Latino has its prices that we have had to pay for. Back in the1930’s not being able to speak Spanish was looked down upon, not only by our race but by the Anglo society. (Norton, 561) If you spoke Spanish or any other language except for English you were looked down like you were nothing. Being able to speak English appropriately made it easier for you to get a job and people would accept you better and it protected the kids from the evils of prejudice. When I read the article, Se Habla Espanol by Tanya Barrientos, it opened my eyes to something’s that have happened in my heritage.
The same case where an immigrant leaves their country for good intentions can have bad effect on their family back home. For example, when someone leaves home it can cause their family to lose income and suffer more as a result until the immigrant can either return or send remittances. That is the main negative result when someone immigrates to the US. For individuals in the US, when immigrants are seen either in school or at work, many believe that they are here illegally and are taking the jobs of American people. Even though this fact is true, in most cases, it is not true and the immigrant has earned the spot or position they are currently in.
The IRS is doing everything in its power to send these immigrants back to the countries that they belong to because these immigrants are taking jobs away from Americans and are adding to the population. Mexico is the country that most of these illegal immigrants come from because they are without money or work and they cannot take being poor and the way that the government rules their lives. Many Mexicans come to America in hopes to be able to work for a decent salary and be able to support their families. The American dream in their eyes is to just have this opportunity. Most of these immigrants are taking full advantage of this opportunity by doing the jobs that most Americans don’t want to do.
Michael chambers September 8th, 2012 ENG-106 Sandi Greene Immigration Control Immigration control does not mean no immigrants, in actuality it should read, illegal immigration control. This hot topic needs looking at carefully, because immigrants do a lot for this country and if they were to all be deported, then parts of the economy of this great nation would decline even more and quicker than it is currently. We hear many stories of how immigrants are taking jobs away from the legal residents and speculation as to how much better life would be for its citizens if those that are here illegally would not take all the jobs and send the money out of the country. From the surface, this looks exactly like that. The economy of the United States is currently in a recession, if not depression.
That is why I came to this country looking for new horizons. I, like many other Hispanics, came seeking for a better life, instead some of us have been through many things which is not my case because I’m a resident. I think that our politicians should reflect for a moment and think about what they are doing. Throughout all these years Hispanics haven’t been but a huge contribution to this country. And, personally, I think that deportation is a slap in the face to all the Hispanics that have been in this country for so long, and contributed so much to it.