Speech About Immigration
Imagine one day that things go so wrong that you have to flee from where you live and start a new life. You would not be the only one. You are also following your family as well to go to a new country. This story should sound familiar, because this story had happened to millions of people. That is what illegal and legal immigrants have to face every day before they come to America. Even though we never look into this, people are suffering every day. They have to leave everything behind for a new chance that they never had before. I am here to prove that the process to be a legal immigrant is too long and the actual chances are too slim. Firstly, why do people leave a country? All people who leave have a reason. Usaimmigration.weebly.com
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The website travel.state.gov says there is a four step process. First you need to get a petition and fill that out. Then you hopefully get approved and then check the date, begin processing, get an agent, and then pay fees. After that you collect and submit forms and documents. Finally after all of this, you wait and hopefully you will get accepted. Would you want to do this just to leave your country. For all you know this could take years. People want to avoid this long process, so they just leave.
Even though people say, you cannot trust random people from different country because they could be spy’s. I understand where that is coming from, but most people who leave these countries are coming here because they have had terrible lives, and they want better ones. Also according to pewresearch.org, more than 8 million immigrants are working here in the US. They people help stabilize our economy, and help us not fall even deeper into debt than we already are.
This is why the process is too long and the chances are slim. Thousands of people are waiting to get approved, or they cannot pay the fees necessary to be legal. People need a chance at life, and want the kids to have a better future. What would do if you were in the shoes of one of them, only trying to have a better life for you and your
The website travel.state.gov says there is a four step process. First you need to get a petition and fill that out. Then you hopefully get approved and then check the date, begin processing, get an agent, and then pay fees. After that you collect and submit forms and documents. Finally after all of this, you wait and hopefully you will get accepted. Would you want to do this just to leave your country. For all you know this could take years. People want to avoid this long process, so they just leave.
Even though people say, you cannot trust random people from different country because they could be spy’s. I understand where that is coming from, but most people who leave these countries are coming here because they have had terrible lives, and they want better ones. Also according to pewresearch.org, more than 8 million immigrants are working here in the US. They people help stabilize our economy, and help us not fall even deeper into debt than we already are.
This is why the process is too long and the chances are slim. Thousands of people are waiting to get approved, or they cannot pay the fees necessary to be legal. People need a chance at life, and want the kids to have a better future. What would do if you were in the shoes of one of them, only trying to have a better life for you and your