I never understood why anyone would want to move
to America. To me, America was racist. Nothing made me sicker than to hear
someone refer to America as a melting pot. Maybe I’m bitter as a minority in
Rockford, Illinois. After watching the
Naturalized, I saw a bigger picture. I saw America through the eyes of
someone who wasn’t born here. To them America was the land of the free, a land
of opportunity, the “next place to Heaven.”
People
move here for a couple of different reasons. Majority of their reasoning is for
education and employment. Despite what we think as Americans of our own
education system, it is valued more in other countries. As our children take
our education for granted by not attending school or if they attend they fail
out in result of partying too much. Children in other countries know the value
of a good education and a lot of them work hard to get it. They want that
education not only for themselves but also for their families. Their support
system back home needs them to succeed. Like any good parent would do, a lot of
them send their children to relatives in the States just so they can have that
opportunity.
The
other major reason for immigrants’ relocation to the Untied States is because
of employment. A lot of the people that come over here are not only supporting
themselves but are also the main supports of their families back home. Mothers
and fathers leave their children behind with relatives so they can help provide
for their family. A lot of the time, the ones that are providing aren’t living
any better off than their families.
Relocating
can have some benefits with more opportunities for education and employment,
like I mentioned above. But with great opportunities, comes great sacrifices.
Some individuals are leaving behind loved ones, friends, children, families.
Sure they are given a great opportunity but at what cost? What’s even worse is
when the individual is caught illegally after years. Even after you have
established a name for yourself with a family and a good job, you still can be
deported. That results in a ten-year ban from the United States. Parents’ end
up leaving spouses and children behind that won’t know who their father or
mother is, which is problematic.
The
benefits for United States from immigration with immigrants opening up
businesses that is local, which is good for the economy. Also allows our
country to grow culturally. As Americans I think we forget that we aren’t the
only ones on this planet. If American’s aren’t in other countries trying to
make their way of life “better,” we are mocking them. If we allow for others in
our country we can have a better understanding about the world, instead of
being closed minded or just wrapped up in our own little bubble.
The Naturalized definitely changed the
way I look not only at immigrants but also changed the way I look at our
immigration process. They relocate here for a better opportunity but yet we
make it so hard and expensive to do so. Our country is supposed to be a melting
pot but yet we have all these laws that make it almost impossible to support
that. I hope that other will watch this film and understand more about
immigration. Also doing more research about the process in hopes that we can change
things for the better.
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