What Is Diversity In The United States

The United States is a country with great opportunities for foreign immigrants from around the world. “The history of the United States is a history of immigration, beginning with English colonists landing in Virginia and Massachusetts in the early seventeenth century to avoid religious persecution. Since then, there have been several great waves of immigration to the United States” (Jacobs and Walter, 6). Many immigrants don’t even want to immigrate they don’t want to leave their families and friends behind, but the conditions in their home country make them take the decision. People who come to America are usually trying to escape some type of war, violence, persecution, or poverty which is usually cause by their own corrupt governments.
Diversity is shown in many different ways such as race, culture, religion, and gender. Having diversity in the country allow the Americans to see the world or the people without even traveling. America is one of the more diverse place in the world thanks to the arrived of million immigrants to this society. According to a 2012 article in USA Today, “We have always prided ourselves on being a nation of immigrants," says William Frey, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution in Washington. "We will continue to be a nation of immigrants" (El Nasser). Since colonization America is and will be a country of immigrants. Diversity brings new language, different forms of thinking, new ideas, and different experiences. Where there is an immigrant, there are traditions and gastronomy this is a plus for tourism and diversity of United
Many immigrants have strong motives to leave behind their home, friend, and family. Many of them take this decision to immigrate because they want to help their families in their home country and have a better economy. Many people specially republicans or conservatives argue that immigrants are bad for the country, they think that all immigrants just take advantage of the government or the American people by taking resources from federal programs for low income people, but the reality is that most immigrants don’t use these programs, instead they contribute into the economy and other social programs by paying taxes and helping in the community. Many immigrants have contributed to the country by paying taxes, becoming doctors, lawyers, and business owners. Immigration has also brought diversity to the United States. Diversity brings new ideas, new people, new food, and new languages. If we don’t have diversity in the country, Americans would not be able to understand other culture beliefs or perspectives which would cause a society that is closed-minded that most of the time led to hate and tragedy. Immigrants just want Americans to understand why they decided to break the law and choose to leave their families behind because they want to provide their families with a better future. America is a developed country and it attracts to people of the world who would like know or live