The word immigration has a different meaning for everyone. For some, it means dreams, freedom, safety, and opportunities. For others, it means violence, and bad experiences. For the government, it means political issues. But the two big questions are why do a lot of people decide to leave their countries and immigrate to the U.S? , and why do many children decide to cross alone the border of the united states this year. Some decide to immigrate to the U.S because they are desperately looking for better opportunities, running away from violence or famine. Many of these immigrants believe that the United States is "the land of opportunity," a place where they can find a successful job, and a safety environment. Some individuals believe that these people deserve a chance because most come with good intentions. Many simply want jobs where they get decently paid so they can support their family back home. On the other hand, others think that illegal immigrants threaten the economy, position of jobs and the superiority of the English language. Also many think that crime rate has increased in the United States due to illegal immigration. However a lot of this immigrants especially children come to the United States fleeing by the violence that are in their countries; on the other hand, immigrants are largely contributing to the economy of the United States. Although there may exist a belief for some that immigrants are harming the U.S society.
In the article, "Immigrants Old and New: Closing Borders of the Mind," Juan Gonzalez describes some myths that some people have about Latino Americas immigrants. Gonzalez affirms, one of the most common myth that some people have about Latinos is "Latino immigrants take jobs away U.S. Citizens" (page, 218).Gonzalez explains the reality is that Latino immigrants especially those who are undocumented earn less for their work than a U.S. citizen. Gonzalez argues that most of these people works in low wage ...