Persuasive Essay For Illegal Immigrants

In Hasia R. Diner’s book Erin’s Daughters In America she discussed the history of the lives of Irish immigrants, specifically women, before the Famine and after they emigrated to the United States. After the Famine, Irish citizens had to make drastic changes in their lives in order to survive, such as having more variety in food and the crops that they grew, and changing their marriage patterns and how often they had children. Many people even decided to immigrate to America, the majority of which were women. When Irish women came to America their lives were greatly revolutionized when they were forced to adopt new economic opportunities by finding a job quickly and gaining economic stability, and they had to modify their marriage patterns by getting married later in life, if they got married at all.

The United States of America was a country founded by immigrants on the values of equality and freedom and the idea of a fresh start. Only American Indians are truly native to this country and the rest of us have some history of immigration in our ancestry. So what about today’s immigrants? Most people immigrate to the United States searching for simply searching for a better life. Immigration seems like it should be a simple and organized process, but many people who try to immigrate to the United States find that the process is not so simple. To better understand the immigration process, I have interviewed a friend who immigrated to the United States as a small child and now faces the

Irish and Mexican immigrants had similar reasons for migrating to America. Both were leaving behind countries that had little to offer and were enticed by the many opportunities that were said to available in “the Promised Land” and “El Norte”. The Irish were coming from a poverty stricken land where many of them were dying from starvation, where their work was being taken advantage of, where they had become second-class citizens. The Mexicans were coming from to a country where, much like the Irish, they had come to be exploited, where the dangers of violence were very real, where they didn’t have a fighting chance at a better life. After all, all these immigrants wanted from America was a chance at a better life for themselves and their

Here, we have come to learn all of what America has to "offer" us. My parents are long descended but time has not caused much change. Years might have passed and people have started to become more open to the Irish, but overall, it is still the same. Even though circumstances disagree, I am one of the lucky who has had continuous work since I was ten, making money for my family, but I am not in the small percentage who make more than any dream many of us struggling could picture, or less believe. I started out as a paperboy delivering to the elite in Beacon Hill, admiring the countless possessions each family had and I promised one day I would provide this for my family. Those unrealistic fantasies were crushed soon after by reality. After a couple years and to this day, I work in construction making 1.50 every hour for the past seven years. But without my wife working, we wouldn't be able to survive but we are just barely passing. I have grown up around her due to her living in the same building, and the life we lived now, is no different than the one she lived years go. We do not have extra income for pleasure, and soon my children will soon come to see what world they live in. I dread of that day which is soon to

Illegal immigration has become more of an important issue in the United States since Donald Trump’s campaign for president in 2016. Immigration can be known as the act of people crossing national borders to live permanently in other countries. It becomes illegal when they cross those borders without the legal right to be in those countries. The U.S. has been an immigrant country since the pilgrims in the 1600s and has ever since, been diverse. Most of the immigrants are Latinos that come from Central America, but they also come from all over the world. The current path to legal citizenship is flawed and needs to be reformed to allow rights to be upheld, equal and fair treatment of all applicants, and to facilitate the process altogether.

84.3 illegal immigrants or 27 percent of the overall  population are here illegally and are trying to find jobs. One of the biggest problems in the United States is immigration as the American citizens in order for us to help those who come over here for a better life. A great way would be that Congress should pass a law for illegal immigrants to be grandfathered in to citizenship if they have been productive citizens for at least 10 years. Granting citizenship to undocumented immigrants would create jobs and increase tax revenues. Immigrants are taxpayers, entrepreneurs, jobs creators, and consumers, but the immigration system are broken and in need of an overhaul.

The mid-late 1800’s, immigration is rampant within the United States, approximately 12,000,000 foreigners are attempting to enter the country, searching for a second chance or a fresh start (“Rise of Industrial America, 1876-1900”). Among the many nationalities immigrating were the Irish, coming to the Land of The Free in an attempt to escape the famine, disease, and poverty that lingered from the Great Potato Famine. The potential for a clean slate was so tempting that between 1820 and 1930, as many as 4.5 million Irish came to America (“Irish-Catholic Immigration to America”). However, despite the promise of opportunity, the Irish was not welcomed, nor were they particularly wanted. The Irish faced considerable obstacles when they first arrived in

Immigration can be seen as an important role to maintain diversity and a steady economy in many countries, including the United States. However, while people are trying to immigrate to locations where they would get better opportunities for themselves and their families, they are instead being greeted by death or closed doors, caused by awful conditions when trying to cross the border or the inability to gain access to a country with better opportunities. Immigrants are forced to cross illegally to improve their and their family’s lives due to the difficulty of attaining citizenship or visa; millions of families have been separated and they have to live not knowing what has happened to their loved ones. The trauma of an incident like this can impact someone’s life forever, and in order to ensure people’s safety and wellbeing, everyone should have a real chance to gain citizenship, disregarding their country of origin. The path to citizenship should be made easier and more inclusive so that people who are searching for opportunities are given the chance to improve their lives.

Immigrants do not have the best employment opportunities in America because they also have to support family members back home, and because they live in ethnic neighborhoods, where for some immigrants it’s easy to assimilate to American culture. There is a perception of the American Dream where families can get access to resources, education, housing and employment. With that perception in mind, many immigrant groups have migrated to the United States. We will focus on two groups: the Irish and the Chinese in the United States.

Immigrants have been coming to America way before the declaration of Independence in 1776. The United States of America has had immigrants from every nationality in the world seeking a better life or to pursue economic opportunities that may not be available in their native home. The majority of immigrants in the late nineteenth century arrived in the country on boats. Denial of entry were for the individuals whom are criminals, anarchists, or carriers of disease. Immigrants has the ability to become a legal resident, or a citizen of the United States. However, the process by which an individual can become a legal resident is much more complicated than it has been in years prior. In order to become a temporary or permanent resident of

When the Irish came to America they were persecuted and discriminated against, many not being able to find work being turned away with signs such as “Irish need not apply.” However, the real problem began when immigrants from South America began crossing the nation’s southern border to come here illegally. An estimated eleven million illegal immigrants are in the United States today. That is an increase of roughly one third since 2000, when there were 8.5 million illegal immigrants, according to the Center for American Progress.(Goldfuss) Also eighty-six percent of illegal immigrants have been living in America for seven years or longer.(LeMay) Many argue that becoming a legal immigrant is next to impossible and that it is “too hard” and the process takes “too long”, meaning that by the standards they have created there are not enough visas awarded and the process to legally emigrate takes too long, so they decide to take it upon themselves to commit a crime and cross the United States southern border. (Herreras) The current legal channel for people to become citizens is through getting either a green card or a work visa, which can be seasonal or year round.(U.S. Department of State.) However, there are only so may awarded so not every person will be able to enter America legally, but that does not give the right to the excluded for them to illegally cross into the country and act as if they are one of the ones which a green card or a

Illegal immigration has always been a problem in the United States. The country is known for being the land of the free or the land of opportunity. Majority of individuals who enter this country illegally are only looking for a better life and future. They are trying to get away from a life in their country that has brought them turmoil and suffering, not realize what effects it has on the US, citizens and legal immigrants. Illegal immigration is thriving in the US, therefore: causing over-population and an economic drain on social services.

I am a first-generation immigrant, a DACA recipient, a DREAMer. I was brought into the United States as a child and since then have struggled to become a part of our society. Growing up, there was just enough for my family. The extra we had came at the cost of not being around the parents much and with the thought that they might not come back after work in the back of our minds. No matter how busy my parents were to provide for my brothers and I, they always made sure the little time they had was focus on us, our studies, and to raise us to be good citizens of the world.

On April 18, 1930, a young family of eighteen boarded a ship leaving their homeland of Chiette Abruzzi, Italy. Headed for a nation they had only heard about in the newspapers, each member of the family bore their own excitement and reservation. The history of immigration to the United States of America was seen at unprecedented numbers during the late eighteen hundreds and early twentieth century. Families from Italy, Ireland, Germany, Poland, and numerous other nations flocked to the west by the millions, in hopes of discovering a new life. Many sought freedom from religious persecution, unfair living standards, or a simple chance at the “American dream.” My grandmother, now 91 years old, was born an Italian citizen, but has lived the last 86 years as an American. She is an immigrant in every sense of the word, and this is her story.

My parents had one dream: two full-time jobs, one home, and one child. This assured them a comfortable lifestyle. However, life wanted to have a little fun and tweaked the plan a bit. Speechless, my parents learned that they would be expecting triplets. In their older age, working full time jobs, our relatives pleaded with them to have their children raised by extended family in the Philippines. My father refused, “Children should always stay with their parents! How will you watch them grow?” Their selfless attitudes were willing, but not ready, to resign from their jobs to raise three children on their own. My father was working countless overtime while usually earning minimum wage. Mom was on her feet twelve hours a day. Luckily, their goal, their “American Dream”, was saved. My aunt traveled six months at a time between the Philippines and America under a traveling visa. When finally pushed upon question, my aunt replied “I’m taking care of my nieces and nephew.” She made the ultimate sacrifice, packed her things, and made a permanent residency in the U.S. illegally for the next 12 years. Her life used to be centered around caring for our bed ridden grandmother in my parents’ hometown, but our grandmother shook her head, “Your sister needs you more.”