Argumentative Essay On Illegal Immigrants
Alex Marcotte Writ 140 September 8, 2013
“The truth is, immigrants tend to be more American than the people born here.” –Chuck Palahniuk
Being American is about more than just your racial background or heritage. It is about how hard are you willing to work, to fight for your goals and dreams. Americans nowadays have become self-assured and lazy, unwilling to work hard while just assuming that their goals and dreams will come true. Immigrants on the other hand realize that they will not be given anything, and have to fight to establish a livelihood in America, but once they do they can easily become complacent as well. “Illegal immigrants” however can never become complacent, because they are not even citizens, and …show more content…
Nobody likes to see children suffer, especially when the issue has such a large impact on their life. When innocents such as children are caught up in such a large controversy as illegal immigration, it really puts the situation into context. It is one thing for people to want to deport adult illegal immigrants but it is an entirely different prospect in deporting children, as they are entirely guiltless.
The fact that the people in the photo have dirty shoes shows that they are willing to work for their American Dream. Immigrants to the United States have historically been known to be large contributors to the working class, and that serves as twofold for “illegal immigrants”. Because the people in the photo have dirty shoes it shows that they are willing to work hard, and in our growingly more complacent nation, we can never have enough people willing to work hard.
The jewelry that both are wearing shows that they are already enjoying some of the luxuries that come with the American Dream. In the picture, the man is wearing a nice watch and the girl is wearing earrings. Typically, jewelry is expensive and could be considered a symbol for success, so the fact that two “illegal immigrants” are having success in
“The truth is, immigrants tend to be more American than the people born here.” –Chuck Palahniuk
Being American is about more than just your racial background or heritage. It is about how hard are you willing to work, to fight for your goals and dreams. Americans nowadays have become self-assured and lazy, unwilling to work hard while just assuming that their goals and dreams will come true. Immigrants on the other hand realize that they will not be given anything, and have to fight to establish a livelihood in America, but once they do they can easily become complacent as well. “Illegal immigrants” however can never become complacent, because they are not even citizens, and …show more content…
Nobody likes to see children suffer, especially when the issue has such a large impact on their life. When innocents such as children are caught up in such a large controversy as illegal immigration, it really puts the situation into context. It is one thing for people to want to deport adult illegal immigrants but it is an entirely different prospect in deporting children, as they are entirely guiltless.
The fact that the people in the photo have dirty shoes shows that they are willing to work for their American Dream. Immigrants to the United States have historically been known to be large contributors to the working class, and that serves as twofold for “illegal immigrants”. Because the people in the photo have dirty shoes it shows that they are willing to work hard, and in our growingly more complacent nation, we can never have enough people willing to work hard.
The jewelry that both are wearing shows that they are already enjoying some of the luxuries that come with the American Dream. In the picture, the man is wearing a nice watch and the girl is wearing earrings. Typically, jewelry is expensive and could be considered a symbol for success, so the fact that two “illegal immigrants” are having success in