Immigrant Workers

Immigrant Workers

In America today , the rate at which immigrants are trouping into the country is quite alarming . Statistics has shown that the population of America increases by an estimate of 2 .5 million annually and as part of this , about 800 000 are immigrants - both legal and illegal . These immigrants who come from different parts of the world come to America in search of a greener pasture . They come to America with high hopes and expectations but the question here is how are they viewed by Americans

Today , taking a peep

outside the car window , one will see these immigrants all around . They take jobs that we consider menial and oftentimes they do more than a job per day . On the average , an immigrant engages in backbreaking jobs for about 16-18 hours in a day . This is informed by the fact that they have to foot a lot of bill and pay taxes to the government

Personally , I grew up with an immigrant being my nanny and our maid was also a Mexican immigrant . Perhaps this has influenced my perspective of immigrant generally . While I was growing up , my father frowned at any form of disrespect towards people that were not as privileged as we are As I grew up , I naturally tended to respect these immigrants . I am of the opinion that because the clean our cities and attend to our daily need does not mean they are inferior to us . In my own opinion , we are just lucky to be in the position we are and we should not because of this disrespect them

America has been described as God 's own country . However , this acronym becomes questionable when we restrict some certain privileges for these immigrants . If we claim that the days of slavery and racism are gone then I believe we should not deny these immigrants some basic amenities . To begin with , these immigrants contribute to the development of our country and pay taxes so I believe they are entitled to basic medical care and social benefits in the country . As observed by Eduardo porter in his book titled Illegal Immigrants are Bolstering Social Security with Billions , these immigrants pay taxes to the American government and so they should be given basic medical support

In conclusion , I believe all men are equal and therefore should enjoy equal opportunities

Reference

HYPERLINK "http /www .geocities .com " www .geocities .com . American Immigration Effects Retrieved on April 25 , 2008 from http /www .geocities .com /Pentagon /Bunker /2613 /population .html...