Analysis: Continuing American Immigration

Continuing American Immigration
Political battles have taken place in American issues for many years, one of which is the current battle over the state of immigration. The United States of America, for many years, has been considered “The Land of the Free” with qualities that appeal to many foreigners that want to immigrate to the United States. People wanting to live the “American Dream” come here to pursue the riches and opportunities that America has provided to countless others settling here. On the other hand, it wasn’t all fun and games as they have thought; not all people welcomed these newcomers with warmth. Over the years, new immigrants were faced with discrimination whether through stereotypes, hostility, or anti-immigration
For example, Chinese immigrants are highly known for being hard workers. This is shown in their necessary but inexpensive labor on the Transcontinental Railroad during the mid 1800’s. Additionally, since the 1960’s, Chinese cuisine has been an important part of American cuisine. Chinese restaurants are widely found all over the United States. American households now commonly hold key Chinese ingredients including soy sauce and hoisin sauce and utilize Chinese ways of cooking with the wok or eating with chopsticks. Finally, the cutting-edge work of Chinese in agriculture, the fishing industry, and the labor demanding manufacturing industries, such as clothing and shoes was so convenient, dependable, and beneficial that it is considered one of the necessities of life in the expanding
This leads to significantly less law-abiding legal citizens that are truly integrated into American culture due to the need to hide from authority. Specifically, illegal immigrants continue to exceed the number of legal immigrants. While the majority of illegal immigrants continue to focus on Hispanic communities, increasingly other ethnic groups of illegal immigrants are settling throughout the rest of the country. Regardless, many people in other countries have the idea to immigrate to the United States in order to live a better life. For instance, the immense number of immigrants currently living in the United States shows that they will arrive here no matter if there are laws restricting them or not. In addition, on account of needing to conceal their identities, the majority of illegal immigrants try not to interact with our government and as a result, do not attend American grade school or colleges, or put effort into assimilating into American culture for fear they might get caught. Ultimately, this decreases their potential in taking part of making the United States a better country through many lost