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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jurisdiction are citizens. It has been core part of American law for centuries and has changed America for the better. The Fourteenth Amendment has been the cause of many arguments over the past few years especially in terms of undocumented immigrants. For years Immigrants have came to America undocumented and have kids on American soil so that the child will remain an American citizen and can not be deported. This is however a common misconception among American citizens as the child only meets half of
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a nation in which freedom and equality became the ideal. This ideology‚ however‚ contradicted itself as immigrants began to come into the US from many nations‚ especially Asian women. There were not many Asian women immigrants prior to the Magnusan Act in the 1943‚ which repealed the Exclusion Act‚ and even after successfully entering the US‚ they struggled to identify themselves in the new world because of the racial hierarchy. Most of the times‚ Asians were seen as the unwanted‚ contradicting
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“ Suspicion of immigrants is a Canadian value” Is Complete Garbage In the article “Suspicion of immigrants is a Canadian value” by Desmond Cole‚ writer at The Toronto Star‚ Cole believes that being suspicious of immigrants is a Canadian value. I personally believe that this is not true. As Canadians‚ we are taught to abide the laws‚ that being said‚ some of our laws address racism. And here’s why. Being part of Canada‚ we are part of a multicultural country‚ Canada is one of the most diverse
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Some US citizens have a difficult problem with Illegal immigrants. Due to the fact they reduce wages for the American worker. Illegal Immigration has become a public issue. Illegal immigrants pay taxes and apparently help the economy‚ but many people think illegals are affecting the jobs‚ crime and drug trade. Even though the illegal immigrants are affecting the jobs for minorities‚ They should be able to come into the U.S because they pay their taxes and have a positive effect on the economy
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I am a first-generation immigrant‚ who have struggled with cultural identity because I grew up with two different cultural values. My childhood consisted of seeing people who look like me and who identified with the same cultural ideas; however‚ after moving to southern California‚ I witnessed a diverse population with different cultures. My cultural influences come from my parents and peers and the media‚ so I feel conflicted between the traditional and conservative culture of my parents and the
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The Effects of Acculturation Acculturation‚ a natural part of coming to America that affects many Latino immigrants. The culture that immigrants come to America with and the culture their children grow up with are very different. The effects of acculturation are very harmful to Latinos immigrants and their children. It affects their mental health‚ physical health‚ and their family relationships. Latinos tend to keep the damaging parts of their culture which leads to health complications. “ The strongest
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New York City VS Miami Although both cities are big‚ there’s nothing else in the world that makes me feel more at home. New York City and Miami‚ FL have both been the only to cities that I have been back and forth with. Usually for the summer or whenever I have school I stay in Miami‚ but then when it comes to the fall or winter season‚ I take a nice trip to New York City. Picking between the two would only cause for me to lie about my answer because I love both places. They’re both
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Writ 140 September 8‚ 2013 “The truth is‚ immigrants tend to be more American than the people born here.” –Chuck Palahniuk Being American is about more than just your racial background or heritage. It is about how hard are you willing to work‚ to fight for your goals and dreams. Americans nowadays have become self-assured and lazy‚ unwilling to work hard while just assuming that their goals and dreams will come true. Immigrants on the other hand realize that they will not be given
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Describes the Difficulties of Immigration‚ 1750 In this document‚ Gottlieb basically describes the journey from Old England to New England. From what I read in the document the “push” (what compelled people to leave England and head to America) was poverty‚ misery‚ and lack of resources. Those who boarded on those ships were looking for a better life (the “push”). During the passage‚ immigrants-to-be experienced hunger‚ thirst‚ fear and a great percentage of them also experienced homesickness. Those
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