There are many similarities and differences in the two short stories “A Quilt of a Country”‚ by Anna Quindlen‚ and “The Immigrant Contribution”‚ by John F. Kennedy. These two short stories were written differently‚ but both are about America’s Immigrants and how Different cultures affect America by creating a wide variety of people. In the essay “A Quilt of a Country” there was a statement that stood out. “But patriotism is partly taking pride in this unlikely to throw us all together in a country
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Immigrants For many decades‚ the influx of newcomers has created a controversial debate on whether immigrants are an advantage or a disadvantage to the United States. Johnny Angel Wendell and Gordon H. Hanson argue that immigrants create new ideas‚ increase productivity in the economy and labor work. Michael Cutler‚ Eric A. Ruark‚ and Robert Rector oppose the opinions of Wendell‚ and Hanson. They argue that immigrants hurt native-born Americans in many ways‚ and immigrants collect above average
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Many immigrants came to the United States for different reason and for a new opportunity. They came to America for a hope of starting a new‚ better life since they probably had a rough life back home‚ or to get away from previous problems back home. Once the immigrants arrived they were first medically examined by the medical examiner‚ me. As a medical examiner‚ there were many immigrants I saw as they came to me to be examined if they where medically cleared from any diseases or health problems
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without legal authorization is referred to as an illegal immigrant. An illegal immigrant fails to recognize the legal procedures that are necessary to occupy the country they plan to enter. In some cases‚ immigrants that are permitted to enter a country are given clearance to reside in that country for an allotted window of time. This is referred to as a “visa”. An issue sometimes occurring with those who hold visas‚ is when that immigrant remains in the country long after the visa has expired. At
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It was a dry afternoon at my native Bustos‚ Bulacan when I was born‚ 10 days before Christmas. My grandmother‚ who used to be a midwife‚ did the operation right at our house. Thereafter I was born‚ my family moved to Manila because both of my parents work there. About after a year‚ I had a younger brother who was born at a Chinese hospital near our home in Manila. My mother said that my brother was the first one to enunciate syllables and eventually talk. They thought that I was mute so they had
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Nevertheless‚ as we kept talking I could only listen in fascination‚ our lives seemed so similar to each others. Our conversations were long‚ and laughter filled. We talked about our family and personal lives. We both became pretty close over the short amount of time that we had been talking. When it came to a more in depth conversation about of family‚ we both fell silent. “I used to have a father and mother‚ but they aren’t in the picture now” she explained as her eyes slowly teared up. After
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I believe that a negative public opinion toward immigrants is not fully justified‚ as it is partly caused by stereotypes. Primarily‚ stereotypes are forming so that public opinion towards immigrants vary according to the social status‚ profession‚ political views‚ age and even ethnicity of respondents. In general‚ I suppose that the ones more prosperous‚ younger‚ and more liberal in their believing favor immigrants. Tolerancy of former immigrants towards the new ones is rather controversial‚ as
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Neville 2 Sherry Neville Jo McEwin English 111-1101 21 February 2016 Sick Immigrants: The Impact on America’s Health Costs and Care Considering illegal immigrants come to America undocumented‚ they are not here with sponsorship or have not passed the screening that legalized immigrants undergo. Medical screening is a necessity for any immigrant to be in America to protect Americans from foreign illness. In 2009 an article in the New England Journal of Medicine noted that about 50% of all new cases
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Jeremy Adam Smith’s Essay‚ “Our Fear of Immigrants” The Author of this article sets the stage for how children of illegal immigrants can be affected by their parent’s decisions. He peaks your curiosity when he opens up the article with “Rodrigo Guzman’s desk was empty” and as you continue reading‚ you immediately begin to wonder what happened to Rodrigo and his family. As the Author explains what has happened‚ you begin to sense that he has compassion for the family and states many reasons as to
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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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