An Analysis Of Robert H. Clancy's Speech 'An Un-American Bill'

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The Unheard Voices When people hear the word immigrant, many stereotypes come to mind. The diverse cultures, religions, skin colors, and even eye shapes. These stereotypes have become part of our culture. The way that society today sees immigrants has made a huge impact. An impact where guilt is placed on the immigration lineage. Where the second, third and fourth generation of immigrants are born into a guilt-bearing lifestyle. A lifestyle so caught up in outer influences, that their voice is always going unheard. Some people may say that these are also immigrants because of their lineage, and that is a great point to make. However, it would be inconsiderate to not take a look at all of the hardships that their lineage had to endure just to say, “I live in America”. …show more content…
Many myths have been spread amongst the country and are still being shared in cultures within the United States. The most common one being that immigrants are only making the country worse, that there has been no improvement in the system of the United States form their part. This rumor however, is deceitful. In the speech titled An Un-American Bill, delivered by Robert H. Clancy, Robert doesn’t fall short to tell us that “One of our greatest judges, if not the greatest, is a Jew… The Italian-Americans of Detroit played a glorious part in the Great War… The Polish Americans are as industrious as any class…” (1005) This just helps to prove how not all of the immigrants in the U.S. contribute to the problems our Nation faces