The Negative Experiences Of Immigrants

My view on the lives and experiences of immigrant’s are negative ones. Immigrants struggle every day to make their lives better. Whether they get pushed or pulled in the United States, the reason is always for the better but what incoming immigrants do not realize is that their personal view point is most likely unrealistic. The following sources: “Stories of Migration“, “Stories of Immigration“, Personal Interview, Picture Bride, New Kids in Town, “Funny in Farsi”, and Lou Dobbs article are going to help me support my view on the lives and experiences of the people immigrating to the United States. Immigrants coming from their native land to the United States are difficult already. Then once they come here, all their plans seem to …show more content…
Migrants who are pushed often leave their homes to escape bad conditions” (SOM 21). When people immigrate to the United States, the main thing they expect is a better life right when they step into the United States. This may be true in some cases if they were prepared, but in most cases, it does not. In reality, it’s moving into another country with little to no knowledge about it and they are on their own or feel intimidated to ask for help. “I was scared to ask for help. I thought people would just make fun of me or ignore me” (Mones). Most immigrants feel this, because they realize that they aren’t “American” yet. Most don’t know the language, the culture, the ways of an American and they struggle to take it all in. “Leaving friends, family, and familiar sights to come to a land where so much is unfamiliar – language, customs, the job market – takes incredible courage and powerful motivation” (SOI 17). It truly does take a lot of strength. Keeping up with everything that is occurring around you, trying to work to be a true American, and trying to maintain the customs you don’t want to let go. With this said, immigrants are challenged every day to be accepted, to be successful, to be happy, and most important, to be American. …show more content…
They both struggled throughout the story and often had to make daring decisions. The story consisted of the many difficult challenges immigrants would have to face at some point of their lives. For example, when they were confronted by three men who claimed that people in the neighborhood wanted them gone; Hana and Taro had to gather up much courage and questioned them until they got an answer on why they were being asked to leave. Another example was when they compared themselves to the Americans. They felt they were not enough, they felt worthless compared to them, and they felt like aliens. This shows that criticism is common to immigrants coming into the United States. In New Kids in Town, it gives stories about teenagers who were pushed or pulled to the United States. In each story, they give a background of themselves and how it affects their new lives. They evaluated the positive and negative events that occurred to them and realize that life in the United States is hard and the struggles themselves are a handful. They miss their homeland, but were pushed into the United States by the disastrous event that was