people live farther away from their downtown workplaces.” (pg. 701) America greatly prospered‚ resulting in many immigrants being attracted to it. Many newcomers from Europe arrived in America‚ causing the number of immigrants to raise “from just under 3 million annually in the 1870s… [to] 9 million annually in the first decade of the twentieth century.” (pg. 704) This new surge of immigrants was not well received by “nativists‚’ racists who believed that Anglo-Saxon Americans
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III. SPECIFICATIONS Immigrants have the existing ability to enter the U.S with certain risks and restrictions. There are complications about motives and the legality as well as the consequences for these if they are caught. There is a difference between immigration and being an illegal alien. Most people who travel to this country have good reason to continue to stay‚ whether that reason be for family‚ work‚ war or otherwise. The real danger that concerns the border should come from the harmful contraband
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In the book Immigrant kids ‚ The author tells us that immigrants had a very difficult time making a living. When they came over to America‚ many were lacking the education and skills‚ so they had to acquire the lowest paying jobs. If you worked twelve‚ or even fourteen hours a day‚ you still wouldn’t have enough money to support your family‚ so everyone had to help. Even the children in these families had to work. These children were around eight to ten years old‚ and you would mostly find these
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When I say the word “immigrant” what comes to mind? A grown man trying to scam people of their hard earned money‚ a drug dealer who is on the run from the law‚ or a person trying to support their family and get a bright future? Do you think of a certain gender? Why do you think of these things when most of them are inaccurate? The answer is not clear at first‚ but once you dig deeper you can see the bias rooted in society. Most people who try to cross the border into this country are mistreated‚
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will continue to be in your small hometown of Ghana‚ or across the ocean to somewhere big like America. Just know that no matter where you end up‚ you’ll always be a genius. Recently here in America‚ many citizens are still in loathe of us immigrants‚ especially the president‚ Trump. He dislikes the fact that different backgrounds are flourishing in this country and will stop at nothing until we’re all gone. He criticizes all of us together with one’s mistake and label us‚ “rapists and criminals”
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In conclusion‚ I strongly feel that Americans could greatly benefit from adopting some of the immigrant customs discussed in The Immigrant Advantage. Kolker herself could be used as a role model or example for how a family could benefit from some of these traditions‚ from the money saving habits of the Money Club to the ease of dinner preparation using the Com Thang. I wholeheartedly plan on attempting to make use of available family members whenever it comes time to introducing my child to the world
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Vietnam Immigrants and Refugees Immigration has been around for years. It is when someone or even a culture comes to live permanently in a foreign country that is of their own. It is important for us now to realize how this was more relevant in earlier years than it is now. Most of it was related to leaving a country due to war whereas now it may be just to live in America or a better place. Vietnamese people settlement in the United States was a direct result from World War II and the failure
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Noor Abdullah ESL 119 Victoria Freedman Oct 6‚ 2015 Immigrants What is the first thing that comes to mind when we think of immigrations? Immigrating technically means the act of non- native people moving to a new place to settle there‚ so they begin to flee their own country which is their homeland and search for a country which is easier for them to live in. Nowadays‚ many people decide to immigrate to have a better life for themselves and their families because they want to have a job‚ to run
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The large number of Chinese immigrants that migrated to California throughout the 19th century to find work and escape political and economic issues in their own country. They came in hope to achieve the "American Dream"‚ especially during the gold rush. Chinese men and women were faced with many obstacles in America including racism‚ unjust convictions‚ and dehumanization. The Chinese were often viewed as exotic and even sinister in the view of a white American due to there many cultural differences
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Bau Nguyen Mrs. Renee Richards ESOL 0351 April 12 The reasons of American immigrants According the website www.cnn.com: In 2010‚ about 1.04 million people received legal permanent resident status. What make the United State of America so attraction? and why people immigrate to this country? In reality‚ people immigrate to the United State of America to pursuit of the American Dream. There are many reasons for the immigration‚ searching of better employment opportunities and being interesting
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