Imagine graduating from college only to be told that the degree received is no longer accepted due to changes of the law. Mukherjee an immigrated author describes the transition of two sisters from India to America. Mira and Bharati are two legal immigrants that faced unfair treatments because of new immigration law. Mukherjee talked about the challenges immigrants endure before and after establishing citizenship.
Once and individual obtains citizenship any new laws should not apply. In fact legal immigrants should be grandfathered. Legal immigrants should not be punished for abiding by the law and being an asset to their residing country.
In order for an immigrant to obtain citizenship the law requirements must be met. Laws are put in place to establish order. When a law is changed everything before the change should sustain. However, in this story the option to sustain does not exist. The idea of giving citizenship was so that the immigrant would be seen as equal. To take away benefits based on a new law is equivalent to mother giving a baby previously chewed food. For example, the food may retain some nutrients but it is no longer palatable. Bhrati and Mira satisfied the legal requirements to become citizens. In addition the two…show more content… It is devastating and misleading that a legally welcomed individual is ostracized. To clarify, becoming a resident of a country signifies that the individual belongs to that country. To be restricted of benefits that others possess is a clear message that the individual is a guest. Mukherjee proved if the law was followed to pursue citizenship and was awarded that it’s not good enough. The two sisters followed the requirements to obtain citizenship and were assets to the country, but were still unequal. It’s clear that a legal immigrant is only legal until a law changes. It is legal to be illegal in
