Bring Back the Bracero Program Each day more and more immigrants legally or illegally cross the US border in search of better life. The United States of America is one of the most powerful countries in the world that treats immigrants better than any other country. The US government gives them a great personal and political freedom which is very important for most of the immigrants. Moreover, in this country they are able to get good jobs and to take advantages of America’s social services. There are thousands of immigrants from Mexico and Central America who live here legally or not. They leave their families and relatives and move to the foreign country in order to help them. Illegal immigrants are facing hardships and have a hard life in the USA, but they have no other choice. In the 1940s and 1950s, the Bracero Program, which was an agreement between the US and Mexican governments, was executed by Mexico and the United States of America. This agreement allowed Mexican agricultural workers legally move to the US to work in the fields. In the 1960s it was stopped. Some people say that this program was not that successful because of afflictive conditions for farm workers and low wages. However, the Bracero Program should be brought back because this program may give a chance to immigrants to live in the country legally and to be able to visit their families. Moreover, children of immigrants will not be left behind by their parents and will be able to feel their love and care. History shows that there was an enormous manpower shortage in the USA during the World War II. The US utilized everything that was available in the country. Healthiest and ... ... middle of paper ... ...program and millions will not face hazardous things by crossing the border and leaving their families behind. In conclusion, the new Bracero Program will be advantageous not only for the United States , but also for immigrants. The situation on the US border will be more regulated and less immigrants will cross the border illegally. It will give a chance to immigrants live in the country legally and take its benefits of social life. They will be able to visit their families; therefore, children of immigrants will not be left behind by their parents. More children will have complete Stepanian 7 families which is very important. Life is a difficult journey and most of the people try to make it better and more interesting.
Throughout the course of my life, I have always encountered individuals wanting to better their economic situation especially those within my community. Those who come from impoverished communities in other countries risk their lives and lifetime savings to come to the United States hoping that one day they will regain everything that they lost. Their only motivation to come to this country is to be able to provide their family with basic necessities and in order to do this, they must work two or more jobs that pay at minimum wage and are taken for granted. However, many individuals do not see this side of the story and categorize immigrants as unambitious people. In order to be completely aware of what immigrants truly go through and how they succeed in life, one must be willing to place themselves in their shoes and hear his/her story. We must acknowledge that the hands of these people work in back breaking jobs in order to sustain their families. While some Americans may be against immigrants arriving to the United States in search of a better life and the American Dream, in The Madonnas of Echo Park, Brando Skyhorse further reveals that immigrants are exploited as cheap labor, and although they contribute greatly to the everyday function of American industry, they are quite invisible.
Immigrants come to America to seek a better life and receive a better education. America
If the Bracero Program was followed more carefully and even had a replacement program, there is a slight chance that the immigration problems we are presented with today would not be a problem. The Bracero Program caused more harm than good; it helped create a common migration pattern of Mexican citizens coming to the United States for work, then returning home to Mexico to give their family money and live there for a while, but then ultimately returning to work some more and make more money, in many cases illegally. This is seen even today, and makes many professionals wonder if the Bracero Program was even worth it despite the agricultural success it
Six years after the promulgation of the Refugee Act of 1980 the U.S. Congress enacted the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA), on November of 1986, with the objective to control and deter the illegal immigration into the United States. The major provisions demanded; a) the legalization of foreign nationals who had been continuously unlawfully present in our country since 1982. b) Demanded the creation of mechanism to secure and enforce the United States borders. c) The legal adjustment of certain agriculture workers, and sanctions corporations who intentional or knowingly hire illegal foreign workers.
The United States of America has the largest foreign-born population in the world. With nearly thirteen percent of the total population being foreign-born, one may find it hard to imagine an immigrant-free country (U.S. Bureau of the Census). Immigration has been an integral part of the United States’ overall success and the country’s economy since it was established and without it, would have never been founded at all. Although there are some negative issues associated with immigration and many native-born Americans believe to be more of a problem than a solution, overall it actually has a positive effect. Immigrants in America, among other things, fill jobs where native-born Americans may not want to work or cannot work, they contribute to Social Services and Medicaid through taxes and they help provide the backbone of America, especially by working jobs that natives may have not even considered.
For many Mexican immigrants, crossing the border into the land of freedom and the American dream is no easy task. Some immigrants come over illegally by means of hiding in cars to cross borders, using visitor visas to stay longer, marrying to become citizens, and having babies as ‘anchors’ to grant automatic citizenship. Other immigrants gain green cards and work visas and work their way into becoming US citizens legally and subsequently gaining citizenship through paperwork for their families back home. After escaping harsh living and working conditions in Mexico, immigrants come to America prepared to gain education, opportunity, and work. This American dream unfortunately does not come to pass for most.
It has been a long debated topic whether or not America should continue to let immigrants enter the country. Often, the immediate response would be to withhold more immigrants to come in since there are many existing immigrants already living everywhere around the United States. But the truth is that the immigrants who come in are undoubtedly helping America much more than they harm it. Examples of how the immigrants help would be the economy becoming more powerful, diverse culture, more variety, and even creating job opportunities. By maintaining an open gate for immigrants, the benefits that they bring will definitely outweigh the problems which will create a greater America.
Most immigrants usually fill essential service jobs in the economy, which are vacant. Unfortunately, like new immigrants throughout U.S. history, “they experience conditions that are commonly deprived, oppressive, and exploitive” (Conover, 2000). They are paid low wages with little potential for advancement, are subjected to hazardous working conditions, and are threatened with losing their jobs and even deportation if they voice dissatisfaction with the way they are treated. Many work several jobs to make ends meet. Many also live in substandard housing with abusive landlords, have few health cares options, and are victims of fraud and other crimes.
Putting some thought in this subject, illegal immigrants have some of the hardest jobs, that require so much labor, and don’t get paid as well, while a legal person would think it is not worth getting exhausted over.
Immigrant children are brought here to further their education, and they appreciate it more than some American children. When immigrant children come to this country they have a better chance to learn more and so they have a better future for themselves and their children and their grandchildren. Through the years immigrants have came to the Unites States for that reason, and that reason is having a better future. Many i...
will sometimes stay illegally in the U.S. to raise their children, which increases the number of
First of all, I want to explain what the immigrants are. By “Immigration Assist” website, Immigrants are people who have citizenship in one country; however, they go to another country to establish a permanent residence.
... a better life, a safer and happier life. However, if they make it to America--or wherever--at all, they are either deported immediately or set to the most menial tasks possible. The roads of America are not lined with gold, they are paved with the sweat and tears of those who want, more than anything, to be free.
If the President, Senate and House are able to put a comprehensive immigration reform package together, it will almost certainly include a way for most of the people in the country illegally to stay and receive
Immigration is a controversial topic that features conflicting opinions on a global scale. This is because skeptics believe that immigrants are taking away the original culture and traditions of individual societies, whereas, those supporting immigration believe that immigrants in fact enrich the culture of the host countries and provide great benefits to the country overall. This ongoing debate regarding immigration has led to the increased difficulty in gaining national citizenship in some countries, such as Saudi Arabia. Other countries, however, welcome immigrants as they believe foreigners are valuable to society. Immigration around the world should be encouraged as immigrants increase diversity, add to the amount of skills and labor opportunities available to the countries they move to, and improve the economy.