Immigration is a happy thing for a family and for the United States. It is a way that someone could start a new life and avoid the dangers of harsh rule and persecution. Our beautiful country was built on these new beginnings. It is nice to see that the number of these new beginnings are increasing. These people are entitled to everything that a common American man or women have‚ if they are a citizen. Citizens work hard to have all the rights that are written in the constitution. The document
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ThePatrick Lombard Professor O’Brien English Composition November 30th‚ 2012 The Immigration Debate Today America is one of the most diverse countries in the world. But how did our country become this way? People who emigrated from different areas around the world immigrated to the United States and founded our nation. Even the people that would be considered "indigenous" to the U.S. had more then likely immigrated to the continent at some point in time. But today this is not the case‚ our
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Literature February 13‚ 2013 America is a country where many people live. All of us have the rights to say or do whatever we want. But then it comes to a time were‚ half of us stay quiet because they’re afraid. Why? The horror of Immigration/Deportation. Children‚ teenagers‚ adults coming to this other side of the country are the hardest decision ever but‚ why do they hide when it comes to speeches? Because they’re too scared that someone would judge them and this is not fair at all
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Illegal immigration in the United States By Sabaa Tovar United States of America is considered the most powerful country in the universe‚ however ; it is a country that is far from perfection. I consider that America economy is in an endless black whole with issues ‚ such as‚ unemployment‚ budget cuts ‚ violence‚ drugs trafficking‚ gun control laws‚ education budget cuts (insane)‚ health care and Illegal immigration. The last issue mentioned in the
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induce "labourers" to work on sugar estates after emancipation. Full emancipation of the slaves was achieved in 1838 in the British West Indies and 1848 in the French colonies. The post-emancipation period was viewed with fear by planters who believed that mass of ex-slaves would exodus the plantations‚ robbing them of their labour supply. In many cases this was so. However‚ one can argue that the British West Indies experienced a greater labour problem than the French colonies of Martinique and
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ends the same. The ending itself is usually negative to the targeted race/group. First I will visit “The New Colossus” by Emma Lazarus. Her poem is the epitome of what the United States was to represent in the face of the world in regards to immigration. She speaks of the Statue of Liberty which became the symbol in which immigrants have come to know as the “Beacon of Hope and Opportunity‚” with such titles as “Mother of Exiles.” The lines from the poem: “Give me your tired‚ your poor. Your
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When the Irish immigrated to the United States in 1850 after the great potatoes famine in Ireland‚ the Irish natives were poor and without money‚ although prejudice did not seem to affect the Irish they were subjected to prejudice and segregation. Because the Irish fit in with the white race upon entry to the United States they were not discriminated against like the African Americans and Asian immigrants who were often denied entry into the United States because of their color and ethnic characteristics
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Editorial: Immigration Between 1880 and 1920‚ almost 24 million immigrants arrived to the United States‚ primarily from southern and eastern Europe. All of these “new immigrants” underwent numerous troubles suffering separation from family‚ disease‚ and even the news that they were not welcome. Low wages‚ unemployment‚ and religious persecution pushed all of these men and women out of their homeland to travel to a new place which was known as “The Land of Liberty”. Many were welcome‚ but that
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Immigration “America is the land of the second chance - and when the gates of the prison open‚ the path ahead should lead to a better life.” George W. Bush (BrainyQuote® 1). One of our presidents made the statement that leads many to believe that success isn’t only what you choose to do with your life; it is where you choose to do it. Immigration is such a relevant and pressing topic in the minds of millions in our growing society. The news constantly covers stories of today’s youth striving to
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Illegal Immigration: The Undocumented Issue In this paper I will discuss one of the biggest issues in the United States: Illegal immigrants. Some may say that illegal immigration has a positive impact on the United States’ economy‚ and some think that these undocumented immigrants affect jobs and wages of people that are living in this country. I think that illegal immigrants harm the United States’ economy through their use of our country’s social services such as health care‚ education and
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