I believe in America and it’s people. America is my country, I am an American citizen, along with several millions of people. My parents were immigrants, along with my uncles, aunts, and my grandfather, an chessmaster, his forehead sweating, he won the tough chess game. They were from Vietnam, a country in Southeast Asia, they came to America because they wanted to escape the Vietnam War, which was taking place during that time. They had to take the United States Citizenship Test in order to become legal US citizens, the test is about the brief history of the United States, to prove that they at least know about the country, to believe and pledge allegiance to America. In 1998 both of my parents were legal US citizens. I was born in Oklahoma
City, Oklahoma in 2004, my middle name is Thien which is my grandfather’s first name. I was born on June 20, 2004 and I started Pre-K in 2008 at my local elementary school, it was my first time that my parents weren't with me, I was surprise to see Vietnamese kids there, I didn’t feel left out in the class. Voices singing, everyone was singing together.People made fun of me through the years, they told means jokes, make racist comments, imitate my eyes, and made fun of me because of my asian heritage. I believe in America because, they let immigrants in their countries! America helps immigrants lives easier and better, who suffered from the war and people who were innocent. I believe in the leaders that are kindhearted and smart who help make America better, help change people’s lives, protect us from danger, and who make good decisions to help the citizens of the United States of America!
Like any other family, they immigrated to the U.S. thinking about the American Dream, a better future for their kids and the generations to come. The parents wanted to provide the life they did not have to their children. One example is Carlos mother deciding she was willing to leave Mexico for her son. The book says, “Manuela was hesitant to return to the United States but felt there would be more opportunity for her younger son there… In the United States, school was free…and more demanding” (Davis 43). Manuela did not want to leave, but she knew her son would have a brighter education in the U.S. Later on it also shows the struggles of achieving what they desire because they were illegal. Another example is Oscar himself. Goins, the ROTC commander told Carlos, “you gotta be a U.S. citizen or a permanent resident” (Davis 51). Oscar was trying to enroll in the Army, but unfortunately he could not serve his country like he wished because he had du that he was not legal in the country and would be taking a privilege from U.S.
To be an American is to be proud of your flag and country, to be willing to suffer for America, and to never be willing to give up.
American is known as the land of opportunity and freedom. The land that welcomes people from
...ool to receive an education. However, being new in America, they were apt to make many mistakes, which in some cases proved deadly. In all, their experiences helped them to develop knowledge of their new homeland. They also helped them to make better decisions and better the future for their family.
Americans can cherish their freedom of expression and are part of a diverse culture. An American is someone who would embrace freedom and liberty. Overall, to be an American, it is crucial to embrace the culture and become a part of it disregarding where you were born.
Let’s envision that you were kicked out of somewhere you referred to as home, solely because people assume you don’t belong? Rather than be given a path to belong. This is a current issue, people ruling over and kicking out those who “don’t belong”, but why? Instead how about we join forces and give everyone a chance to become equal, as we should be. For the following reasons, undocumented immigrants should get a “path to citizenship”. They deserve to become citizens because America is a country of immigrants, immigrants improve the economy, and it costs too much to deport them.
The United States of America is the best place for immigration. The history proved that the United States was the dream land, the place of chances. That started when Europeans escaped form their countries because there were no jobs and no safe places to live. America became the best choice for people who were looking for political asylum, jobs, or freedom, but after a few generations something changed the Americans look to immigrants as strangers and they forgot where they are from because America is multicultural place and immigration movement should be understandable, but this is not the case. Governments should develop good laws for immigrants by giving rights to immigrants to stay in America, to protect them, and to allow people who deserve to come to America.
The definition of an American, is someone who is a citizen of the United States. Many African Americans, and immigrants struggled to become actual Americans in their lifetimes, because others didn 't see them as actual people; and based it on the color of someone. In today 's world people who live in America consider themselves as Americans, but to me there is certain qualities that make a person an American. To me being a true American is not based off of what Country they were born in, or what race their parents are, or even if they were immigrated to the United States. People from all over the world would say that maybe people could base this off of someone 's family heritage, or where they were before they came to America. If you were asked what makes an American an American what would you base it off of? To me there are four specific characteristics that make a person a true American; those three things would be, freedom, individuality, belief in the country, and happiness.
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“Citizenship is the chance to make a difference to the place where you belong.” Charles Handy, an Irish philosopher, once said. Throughout time, citizenship was a dilemma for many people. Back in most empires and/or city states, people were labeled as subjects instead of citizens, until two places changed that. Rome and Athens began to give people the glory of becoming a citizen rather than just a subject. Although these two places both offered citizenship, the two were drastically different. Considering the type of citizens allowed, the government type, and each citizens rights, it is certain that Rome had the more superior system.
Being an American is more than just living in America, or being born in this country. Many people talk about being American’s and they aren't even in this country. Being an American is a way of life that people adapt into by seeing how we act. People all over the world eat the same things that we eat, so that can't really be a way of being an American. To me, being an American is embracing our ways of life, not fighting for the other guys, and loving our anthem and the flag.
More than five decades after the 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act, many immigrants in the United States still follow the foundations of this immigration law. Also known as the Hart-Cellar Act, it has introduced a new age of mass immigration and impacted the lives of millions of new Americans. The fundamentals of this act are family reunification and employment preferences, which are still maintained in any efforts to reform the 1965 legislation. This new law replaced the National Origins system that was implemented in 1924 as the first United States comprehensive set of immigration regulations. http://www.asian-nation.org/1965-immigration-act.shtml http://cis.org/1965ImmigrationAct-MassImmigration
When my family and I got in the plane that would take us to the U.S., I was very excited. It was as if I had butterflies in my stomach. I was also nervous because I had heard of people that were turned away when they got to America because the government was not letting as many immigrants into the U.S as they had in the past. Therefore, my whole family was a little anxious. Two things could happen when we arrived at the Washington, D.C., airport. We could either come to the United States to chase after “the American dream”, or we could be turned away which meant that we would have to return to our country of origin.
It doesn’t matter where you came from, as long as you live here, as long as your soul is here than you’re a true American. America shall live in our hearts forever. I believe as one country we can accomplish anything because we are Americans and we have the rights to fight for our freedom. As true Americans we should keep fighting to show the other countries that we’re not going to stop fighting for this country. The flag shows me a lot of privileges and opportunities.
During my early teenage years, every day after school, I would check the mail and become disappointed when there was no letter from the “Department of Homeland Security.” I came to America with my family at the age of eight, and it took our family almost eight years to become naturalized as U.S. citizens. These years were the most stressful times of my life. Day and night, my thoughts were consumed with uncertainty and fear that our family was not going to survive the path of obtaining citizenship. With my dad having no job, and my mom suffering from a uterine disease, the path to obtaining our citizenship was a “nightmare.” I remember my parents filing out numerous applications, such as “I-485” or “N-400,” writing checks that amounted to almost ten thousand dollars, paying expensive fees, and trying to remember countless facts about the U.S. government for the citizenship test. Indeed, the citizenship process is costly, utterly stressful, unfair, and because it encourages illegal immigrants to maintain their illegal status, America should reform the citizenship process to make legalization more attainable.