Immigrants and America

   Immigration has been apart of America's history for many reasons. Some decided to come to America for refuge, opportunity, jobs,a better lifestyle, education, entertainment, ect. Immigration has allowed new cultures and lifestyles to come to American in which makes the U.S.  one of the most diverse places in the world today. People can be educated of different cultures, foods, and habits of another ethnicity just by walking the streets in the city or a particular neighborhood. This accessibility of different lifestyles allows us to try to eliminate ignorance and to be more accepting and understanding of other cultures. Not only does this allow for a subconscious unity but immigration also helps the U.S. economically. Immigration brings a variety of people with different skill levels which also brings different forms of business and workers to the U.S. 


One thing we learned throughout the readings are the challenges that immigrants face here in the U.S. For instance: discrimination, poverty, exclusion, lack of resources, and low status of education or work experience. Discrimination has always been a huge impact on many immigrants lifestyles in America. People have been deemed unworthy of certain tasks, jobs, skills and even legality. Discrimination comes in so many different forms for so many different reasons. A common reason is that some think that allowing immigration crowds our cities and communities as well as makes competition for "legals" a lot harder. Through these attitudes it makes it a lot harder for immigrants such as, some Hispanics, to find jobs or even just feel accepted in a certain community. One thing i found interesting in our reading was the fact that even when a Mexican child is born in America and their parents are not legal or native the rates for a Mexican child to complete high school, go to college, or even settle in a stable career was still very low. It just makes you wonder why.


The last thing I want  to talk about is the fact that even through discrimination or whatever it may be that hinders certain immigrants from achieving social mobility most of their neighborhoods/communities seem to be really tied to their culture and are making this statement known. When we visited Pilsen you could see many flags, murals, signs, behaviors that signify that the community was predominately Hispanic. I think that it is great they all try to cling to their roots and culture while still learning and in a sense conforming to the American life.