Sunday, February 8, 2009

Immigration

Immigration Reflection

An immigrant is someone who moves to another country to live in. For example if someone born in Brazil comes to America to live, then they are an immigrant. Immigrants may want to leave their country of origin because their country is being dictated, because their country isn’t offering them a well paying job. Some may even have a dream to live in another country.
Our country of America offers more freedom then other countries. Our country has a better democracy then others. Our country pays better jobs. Some countries are communist countries. Our country has never been communist. This country is a lot safer then other countries for example Columbia is one of the biggest crime countries in the world. So people from Columbia may want to immigrate to our country.
Immigrants can occasionally smuggle in drugs or even people. What immigrants mostly take in from their countries is mostly knowledge, and culture. We have been able to learn about foreign countries by immigrants. The culture of America has changed its culture because of so many immigrants from all around the world. Immigration has changed my life in many ways. If my grandma had never immigrated to America I would probably not live here now. My dad’s good friend rose immigrated from Brazil and introduced him to the culture. In the early 1900’s so many people immigrated that most of us now have immigrant grandparents and great grandparents, and maybe even parents. I am grateful I live in this country and am glad my grandmother immigrated to America