Alvin Son

Period. 3
English 3

Immigrants

From the beginning of the United States until now, this country has been a home

to many immigrants such as my family. Immigrants are those who come to live

permanently in a foreign country. They move for better opportunities, a new life, or to

escape from any political or economic situations that can threaten their lives. As

foreigners and newcomers to the country, the immigrants tend to be discriminated

against and treated unfairly. Some examples of how immigrants are treated unfairly are

workplace discrimination, unequal rights, and lack of freedom.

It is evident that immigrants do not receive the equal amount of rights compared

to the United States citizens. The rights such as, residency, medical care, citizenship,

and the right to vote. Because immigrants are here illegally, they do not have the right

and power to rent or buy a house under their name. According to KQED News, in Los

Angeles, 46 thousand people were homeless immigrants. This shows how much the

immigrants are likely to become homeless. This leads them to illegally buy and rent their

house by using another name; for example, a friends or relative who are legal

residents. Immigrants do not receive the proper medical care and insurance as well.

With the exception of emergency medical care, undocumented immigrants are not

eligible for federally funded public health insurance programs. So if an immigrant were

to be injured, damage their car, robbed, etc. they would not be able to receive proper
treatment and care for them. When it comes down to it, immigrants have very little

resources and ability to live safely.

The United States is considered the country for immigrants. Yet, there is still a

great amount of discrimination against immigrants in places like the workplace. This

causes financial problems to rise, leading to many days, months, and years of economic

hardships. The civil rights act that was enacted in 1964, states that employers are

expressly forbidden from discriminating against a job applicant or current employee

because of her national origin. What has this act actually helped eliminate

discrimination though? We clearly see that this has not been acted upon many

workplaces. As an immigrant, you do not have possession of a green card. To be able

to obtain a job without a green card is very difficult. That factor should not be what

determines whether you can get the job or not. Immigrants are also discriminated in the

workplace because of their language barrier. Their lack of ability to speak english is one

of many reasons why they are not hired. One of the biggest reasons how immigrants

are being discriminated in the workplace is because of their ethnicity. Many employers

look at their ethnicity and based on what may have happened in the past with crimes,

bombings, terrorism, etc. with ethnicities such as middle eastern and latinos. They are

simply being criticized and are assumed of being bad people just because of their

ethnicity. The workplace is one of many places where immigrants can be hurt and

discriminated and there needs to be more equality and less racial prejudice.

For immigrants to come to a foreign country which they know nothing about,

doesnt know the language, takes up a lot of hard work and determination. They have to
sacrifice so much in order to try and live happily. However, the United States makes

makes it so hard for them to be successful. We have let them be discriminated against,

we have not given them equal rights, we have given them less opportunities, we have

not provided them any safety. This country needs to come to a realization and become

aware of what is going on with immigrants and what we are doing to them. All humans

deserve equal rights and equality among everyone. Immigrants are humans too.

Therefore, all immigrants deserve equal rights and shall not be discriminated against.