What Freedom Means To An Immigrant

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness." -Declaration of Independence. Most American citizens would agree with that quote from the document in which our government was built upon. Freedom. What does that mean to us? Many would say that freedom means: freedom of speech or freedom of religion. The question is, what does that mean to an immigrant? What is freedom to those who spend their lives in poverty or in a third world country eating dirt cookies such as the Haitians. For many, it could mean a break. “Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free”-The new Colossus. Have we forgotten what this truly means? What the "American Dream" is? The idea of freedom. The longing for peace. The space to breathe without the fears of punishment for believing a certain
There are roughly 11 million illegal immigrants in the U.S. These illegal aliens cause taxpayers $113 billion dollars annually. This means that they are living in America and benefiting from our resources such as protection by the police, free public school education, roadways, buses while not paying taxes. Donald Trump submitted his ten point plan as part of his campaign. The first task on his ten point plan if elected is to build a wall on the Southern border of America. He claims to force mexico to pay for it or he will cut them completely off. The idea of the wall is a good when it comes to how many illegal immigrants live in America. However, there are ways around it. The process to become an American citizen is highly lengthy and seemingly expensive. I purpose an idea in which the process to become an American citizen would be less lengthy while keeping high