American Dream Immigrants

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To many, America represents freedom. Many immigrants come to America to have the opportunity to become prosperous, have success, a healthy social life, and a home for their family can be gained through hard work and few complications, known as the American Dream. To many Americans, this dream is within reach considering the median wage per person in the U.S is above $25,000 and we have been handed the keys to success through school and other arenas of life. We seem to know what it takes to be successful, we have the social life, a good career, and a nice home to relax in after a hard day’s work. With many complaining that they are taking our jobs, and using our welfare services, Immigrants are looked down upon and most times considered the …show more content…

Labor which includes planting and harvesting seed play a pivotal role in the process of food. Labor is an important part of the cycle, if seeds don’t get planted there is nothing to harvest, which means we have no food, which means there is no food to pay for which means, either inflation or a collapse. Labor is pertinent to the success of food. That being said, the backbone of labor are immigrants. Immigrants are the labor force that we count on to survive. Their day starts well before five in the morning, with most of them communing at parking lots waiting to get picked for jobs. They endure strenuous labor, abhorrent working conditions, and low pay, just to have a chance in …show more content…

Surprisingly they said yes! Stating that America is a land full of opportunity. This modern form of slavery deserves America’s utmost attention. To stop the injustice, we must stand together and find a solution. One of the things that can stop the intense labor is the formation of a union. Unions can win in the South if they choose their targets carefully, stay in the fight, and put in the necessary resources (Bruskin 70). For example, a boy name Edgar had taken a break from working in the field to get a drink of water. The crew boss bludgeoned him. In response to the CIW’s call for action, over five hundred workers assembled and marched to the boss’s house. The next morning, no one would get on his bus. “That was the last report of a worker being beaten by his boss in the field,” said Benitez (Estabrook

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