Running head: HISPANIC IMMIGRANTS Hispanic Immigrants: Victims of Discrimination Kathleen Juarbe-Gorgas Professor Dettmann October 21‚ 2010 United States is the land of immigrants or the land of white people? Based on the U.S. history when Christopher Columbus discovers America‚ the Europeans start immigrant for better opportunities. The Native Indians was the owner of this land but the European took it over. As a consequence of the slavery‚ people from other countries
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Martinez First Year Writing Professor Berger Nov 24‚ 2012 Langston Hughes’ “Let America Be America” Opposite Perspective The Poem “Let America Be America Again” by Langston Hughes did not have a significant impact on individuals during the time of its publication which was on July 1936. Themes of the poem‚ including prejudice and racism cease to remain today in the United States. Because America is considered the land of the free and the land of equal opportunity‚ all individuals are
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equal opportunities to be successful. In the late 19th century and early 20th century immigrants traveled to america just to have the “American Dream”. Immigrants faced gruesome conditions coming to the U.S. and were treated in positive and negative ways. Even though the immigrants were escaping religious‚ racial‚ and political prosecution‚ the price they payed to get to America was gruesome. Most of the immigrants traveled overseas on a large boat or ship. They lived below deck which was dark‚ damp
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Do the so called “illegal immigrants” really deserve to be deported back to their homeland‚ especially when there are so many different opportunities in which they can benefit our nation? Immigration throughout the U.S. has been an issue for a couple of years now. The rate at which illegal immigrants coming over has dwindled down exponentially over those years too. Yet immigrants shouldn’t be deported just because they want to come over the border and begin a new start. Allowing them to stay and
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landed on the shores of America back 500 years ago in the year 1492. Were he and his crew the first illegal immigrants in America? The land was occupied by another group of people that didn’t grant these explorers the right to have whatever they please without acquiring some kind of legal status. The topic of legal status might have been irrelevant back in those days but it surely is an issue that is widely talked about in today’s America. The issue of illegal immigrants has been a hot topic especially
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The reason my family and I live in America today is due largely to my great-grandparents‚ from both my mother and fathers side. They immigrated here from the towns of Naples and Calabria both located in the southern part of Italy. From the many stories I heard about my great-grandparents‚ I learned that the main reason for them coming to this country‚ as for many of the immigrants‚ was to start a better life for their families. It was between 1880 and 1920 that over four
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(Rough Draft) Climbing For The American Dream America has been struggling to find the answer to solve‚ and slow down the rate of illegal immigrants crossing the border from Mexico. As each year passes‚ the number of illegal immigrants continues to increase. As of today‚ half of America’s population is full of illegal immigrants from Mexico. If America wants to decrease these numbers‚ other actions must be made besides building a wall between America and Mexico. The U.S. department of Homeland
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groups immigrating to America because it helps improve the economy. Immigrants from everywhere have helped increase the United States’s GDP and the amount of taxes paid. Cesar Maximiliano Estrada‚ a writer for the Center of American Progress‚ wrote the article “How Immigrants Positively Affect the Business Community and the U.S. Economy” which states‚ “In 2013‚ for example‚ immigrants added $1.6 trillion to the total US gross domestic product.” In other words‚ immigrants are adding to the production
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Do you have to be born in America to be American? The answer is no‚ you do not have to be born in America to be considered as an American. It is important for people to know that the immigrants who come to this country shall be considered as americans as soon as they become citizens. Many might state that a person would have to be born within the territorial unit of the United states to be accepted as an American. The people who come from a different state are welcome‚ as long as they mean no harm
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Illegal Immigrants Where have all of America’s jobs gone? If we grant a lot of illegal immigrants jobs and protection from deportation‚ it will only lead other immigrants to think it is OK to come into the country illegally‚ while also applying for jobs that Americans need and could be doing. Because of this there are U.S. shortages such as low income housing‚ low skilled jobs and low medical care. This is why America should not let in any more illegal immigrants. We as Americans let in at least
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