It's been suggested that there is an issue at the point where the country of Mexico meets the United States: there is. Immagration and peoples opinion on this topic can get ugly: judgemental, tense, f…
Immigration
Imagine being in an unknown foreign country with no money, no shelter, and nowhere to go to get help after just barely escaping a life or death situation. Additionally, those in the newfound community…
What exactly does it mean to immigrate? When you immigrate, you move into a different country to live there. There are various reasons on why people immigrate, some being political matters, and others…
Erika Lee started this paper on "the Chinese are coming" and with this saying started a new history page (Lee 1). Lee's thesis was, without the Chinese exclusion, the U.S wouldn't have the answers for…
"All men are created equal", -Thomas Jefferson. This is written in the declaration of independence. The pursuit of happiness is a granted right to many of those born in the U.S. However it is not the …
When can the United States stop trying to fight for equality? Is their fight over? Many Americans believe that it is not. The lives of many have changed through the years. Slavery was abolished, segre…
Chinese immigrants to Canada were treated unequally when they arrived in Canada. The earliest Chinese immigrants came to Canada in 1788, followed by several Chinese gold miners from San Francisco in 1…
No government in the world has a completely open border policy. All countries have border problems, including the United States itself. For the past decades, our country has been trying to put effort …
Americans have also had a strong sense of national pride. It's been strong during war, times of struggle, and times of tragedy, and good times we don't want to end. But it's also been used to discrimi…
Most of the U.S. population came from immigrant descent. Since our country was founded lawmakers and the population have been arguing over immigration laws and immigrants now and of past generations h…