Immigration
Due to the amount of immigrants entering the United States, it has become one of the most diverse countries in the world ? a melting pot ? filled with an assorted amount of cultures, religions and traditions. To some that notion may seem frightening or even unreal. Most immigrants consider America to be a utopia, where the streets are paved in gold and life has no hardships. As an immigrant I know that these are just myths and fables, they were created to give people of impoverished countries hope for a better life with more opportunities. These allegories are not completely false but they lack the facts about the hardships of immigration. I have experienced and suffered the difficulties of immigration first hand. As a child, I grew up in Bolivia and had to watch my family suffer through economic depravation. The education system in Bolivia was very poor, and there were little to no jobs available. When I was five, my family decided that they had enough; it was time to seek a better life. Through the past twelve years I have become increasingly exposed to the differences in culture, religion, and language. This country was built upon different cul
?My father was 18 when his family came down from Quebec. That was in 1896. Mills were recruiting in Canada then so people heard about the work that was available. My father and grandfather had been farmers on a government donated land near St. Frederick, but life was hard in that earth. They didn?t have jobs when they came to Somersworth (New Hampshire) but an uncle who had been here for two years helped them get work. I guess they planned to earn some money they go back to the farms to buy better equipment. But they never did. They were here to stay.? (Robert Lambert quoted Dyke Hendrickson, Historieses de Franco-Americains en New England, Guy Gammet Publishing Co. 1980). When I first came to America, I was bothered by how easily Americans accepted science as there religion. Religion played a very big role in my life. I strongly believe that with a strong tie to God, a family has a better chance of surviving. This lack of spiritual faith can impact a society. The youth of America have many freedoms and can do as they please. It seems as there are no laws or rules to govern them. They also lack a role model or a God to put life in perspective. tures an
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