Personal Narrative: Why People Immigrate To America

English 101
Essay 4

Why People Immigrate To America and How The United States Benefits

Millions of people immigrate to America looking for the “American Dream,” in search of a fair government and all types of various freedoms offered to people. America still has millions of people immigrating to the states every year and should continue to do so. People from various cultures and backgrounds populate the land, looking for a new way of life and a chance for new beginnings. In the essay 300 million and counting, by Joel Garreau, in Chapter 1 of the book “What Matters in America by Gary Goshgarian,” the author explains how almost every individual living in the states today arrived to America from somewhere else at some point or another
Looking back at my early childhood I still can’t believe they did such a bold and courageous thing. In Russia, my parents were living a very luxurious life, where they were wealthy and very well respected. My mother was a boss of a huge factory chain, and my father was a well known professional photographer. He even had a lot of his art in a well known museum in Moscow; it was a museum that seeked out talented artists and displayed their creative work. My parents made more than enough money to support our big family, and even though they lived a life than many only dream of, they still decided to move to America, their main reason was for religious freedom and a land filled with opportunity. When people heard that we were leaving behind everything that we had, they were in shock. My parents left their careers, their home, furniture, close relatives and a big portion of their belongings. This is just a glimpse of what we have faced, but I want to take a closer look at why my family and so many others immigrants were and still are desperate to leave behind their
For a long time America stood as a very strong and wealthy nation. America was receiving immigrants from all over the world, immigrants that at were many times very talented in various works/skills, and very well educated. Immigrants were known to accept jobs that had very low wages, long hours and low benefits, in many cases businesses were prospering, causing the economy to stand strong. In the essay “What Dream: by Marc Cooper, in chapter 4 of the book, “What matters in America by Gary Goshgarian,” he writes, “ Is America still a confident land of hope and promise, a place still potent with possibilities,” I would have to agree with Marc, we need to remember that immigrants are an important part of what America is, and America has benefited from them in many ways. And no I’m not at all implying that we should be letting everyone into this country, or that people should come here illegally. I’m saying that we shouldn’t be discouraged with immigrants, they are amazing people with real stories, much wisdom, and many with amazing skills and we need to remember that, that is what makes America the country it is today. State officials should not be restricting immigrants from coming into the country but encouraging them. Yes, there should be guidelines and proper procedures to follow, but I believe that it would help in this rough economy. Many immigrants today have small business and the