This negatively affects the lives of their families which they value a lot. According to U.S. Representative Lamar Smith (R-Texas), who heads the House Immigration Subcommittee, "the number of low-skilled, blue-collar jobs is not increasing very quickly, and the more competition we have for low-skilled Americans the more we end up costing them jobs and depressing their wages" (McDonnell "Border Crackdown Paradox Studied" 2). With large amounts of first generation immigrants making the decision to come to America in hopes of improving the lives of future generations, they sacrifice their own lives by accepting low-skilled, low-wage jobs that give them little, if any hopes of improving their careers. "Legions now compete here in an increasingly tight low-wage labor market and face limited prospects for advancement" (McDonnell "Immigration Study Urges New Curbs and Criteria" 1). According to McDonnell, immigrants, especially the unskilled and uneducated, first-generation seem to be in a bind because they are stuck in the jobs that pay low-wages since tons of them are taking all the work available. The wages of the unskilled workers are depressing because they are so low and thus limit the type of lifestyle one is allowed to live. Seeing that most first generation immigrant parents make the move to America for the betterment of future generations, it seems reasonable to say that they probably find the assimilation process stressful due to their inability to provide such great lives for their children due to their restrictions in the job market.
Unfortunately, the lack of skill not only restricts first generations in the job market, hurting their ability to provide for their family, but English-speaking skills also found restrict their involvement with their children growing up in this country. "Integrating a new language can be overwhelming, many attest, and can gnaw at even the sturdiest of family foundations" (George 3).
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