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Valleys of Esperanza rising “Don't be afraid to start over”. Being an immigrant you have to leave your old life. This difficulty gonna have many mountains and valleys in their life. Esperanza Ortega from Esperanza Rising by Pam Munzos Ryan. Esperanza had a rich Mexican life, and became an immigrant working hard in the United States dealing with discrimination. Although Esperanza faced many challenges, as an immigrant, her hardest challenges that she faced were Mama gets sick with Valley Fever and Esperanza…
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many new challenges in your life. It can cause you to have to live a whole new lifestyle. “Don't be afraid to start over.” Esperanza is a girl who lives in Mexico and is very rich. Once her papa dies everything starts to fall apart. There house burned down and they had to move away because of her uncles. Now her family and Esperanza are immigrants in the United States. Now she has to work as a field worker. Being uprooted from where you know can be hard. Also, facing different challenges along the…
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Don’t be afraid to start over.” Any immigrant can say this is true when they have to leave their old life behind and get separated from their family.Esperanza Ortega from Esperanza Rising by Pam Ryan is a good example of discrimination.Esperanza thought she would always have a wonderful life but, all the sudden she is in california being put to hard work and bad days. While Esperanza began her life with no worries,as she got older she had to deal with challenges such as not knowing how to do chores…
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Throughout history immigrants have been faced with many challenges and they still are being faced with these challenges. They have very often been blamed for the problems that America has. Immigrants are often accused of “stealing jobs” from the white middle class which is not true. According to an article, “people of color are twice as likely to be out of work as Caucasian Americans, even when they have the same degree.” (Rassuli) This proves that, although immigrants are often blamed for it, they…
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education in America may seem beneficial as it provides opportunities to American citizens; however, immigrants children who are often English language learners have limited opportunities. America doesn't allow the same rights to immigrants who often seek a high-quality education, thus negatively affecting their identity, goals, aspirations, and experiences. America creates a vicious cycle where immigrant children who try to fit in America by learning English, sacrifice their native identity to academically…
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about how how horrible it would be to have to leave your hometown against your will? Being an immigrant you have to leave your old life behind. This can cause many challenges. As Esperanza moved from Mexico to the new camp she faced discrimination. Although Esperanza faced many challenges, as an immigrant her challenges were discrimination and doing her chores that she wasn’t used to. One of Esperanza’s challenges that she faced was mama getting sick with valley fever. “ I told mama I could help.…
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make that trip up north they are faced with challenges that make them consider going back to their homelands. In Canada, immigrants are often faced with challenges that they don’t expect, most commonly immigrants find difficulties in finding a well-paying job, learning English, and feeling like they assimilate to Canadian culture. An important issue that Immigrants often face when they come to Canada is finding a well-paying job. Though there are immigrants who come with no post-secondary education…
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The Challenges of Immigration Reform in the United States Immigration reform is a term used to describe initiatives taken to make changes to immigration policies. The focus is on the number of legal and illegal immigrants in a country. There are two sides to the initiatives being made, one in support and one in opposition. These sides are based on the beliefs and ideals of the individuals of the specific country in which the reforms are being made. The beliefs and ideals of Catholic Social Teachings…
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the essay, “The Myth of the Latin Woman: I Just Met a Girl Named Maria”, Cofer describes her experience as a Puerto Rican girl being raise in America. She fears being judged by her peers and being unacceptable by society because of her heritage. While Mukherjee’s essay, “Two Ways to Belong in America”, reveals the injustice that her sister faced for being an Indian Immigrant not wanting to give up her culture to be accepted as an American citizen. The two essays connect to each other, by showing a…
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the issue of illegal immigration has revived the fear and fright of immigrants. In the book “The Devil’s Highway” by Luis Alberto Urrea, Urrea tells the story of how two dozen illegal immigrants are abandoned after they cross the U.S. border and left to die. The story shows and challenges the negative connotations of illegal immigration. In the work, Urrea describes that although Americans were immigrants themselves, they challenge the legitimacy of other people trying to come into the country. To…
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