Immigrant Stereotypes

Immigrants are not here to take jobs from American citizens, in fact many of them take jobs that many Americans would not want. An example would be a laborer working long days in a field for a farmer. Sometimes, this may be a conclusion many Americans may reach due to their own inability to find a job, reasons almost never being that an immigrant stole that job. The affected people in this stereotype are most immigrants with a job in the United States, the severity also depends on race and religion in a lot of cases. There is no one solution, as there will always be a parent complaining about their child having a non-American teacher. Two major causes for this stereotype are uneducated people and xenophobia. This may affect people in obtaining
Teaching younger generations about the importance and impact of immigrants on the United States is vital, as they are the future employers and law-makers. If there is no hope to fix this problem in older and current generations, there is hope for the younger generations. If they can be taught that immigrants have helped build this country and its economy, and that most of them are descendants of immigrants, the xenophobic view on immigrants might someday be less prevalent. Which are all positive reasons to tackle this stereotype that immigrants are stealing American jobs. Unfortunately, some parents might not allow their children to be exposed to this information due to their own xenophobic views. There is not much education can do to change the view of xenophobic parents and guardians, the only hope is that the children taught about immigrants will use that information to conquer and break these stereotypes in their own lives. This is most definitely a program that should be included in history curriculums in Elementary and Middle school, as these are vital years in the development of a person. Getting this curriculum set in place is another battle, as there will definitely be retaliation from some parents and schools. If there was a trial such as the Scopes trial for Evolution being taught in schools, there is the possibility for it to become part of the national curriculum if won. If the trial is lost, there will be much needed attention brought to the