President Lyndon B. Johnson's Remarks On Immigration
RESPONSE PAPER N°2, ROUSSEAU MARION, TD1
President Lyndon B. Johnson’s Remarks at the Signing of the Immigration Bill, Liberty Island, New York, October 3, 1968
Today’ society lives in a world of constant changes and progress which evolves through time. However, by observing several key moments in History, it would be interesting to speak about an evolution related to movements rather than related to the Time. Indeed, movements are the reasons human beings expanded on earth, discovered various cultures or had access to different knowledge. The History of the United States of America is a perfect example of the impact of movements through time. Those movements were the numerous waves of immigration which populated the American soil. Ever since, …show more content…
The paradoxical American behaviour towards immigrants (l. 37-46)
5. What are the motives of immigrants? (l. 47-51)
6. An illustration of those immigrants’ motives (l. 52-58)
Therefore, through the reading of this extract, it would be interesting to compare how immigration was perceived before the bill, through this period, and nowadays.
As the extracts begin, it is necessary to see which point of view President Lyndon B. Johnson adopts in his remarks. “It [the bill] does not affect the lives of millions. It will not reshape the structure of our daily lives, or really add importantly to either our wealth or power.” (l. 1-3) Since the United States’ President is supposed to represent its inhabitants as a whole; the President is also supposed to speak as immigrants’ ancestors and immigrants’ relatives who are living in America. Therefore, how can President B. Johnson, at the right beginning of this extract, asserts that this bill would have no particularly change in the daily life of United-States of America’s citizens? Regarding immigrants’ relatives who are allowed to live in the United States, this bill improved immigrant family gathering. Regarding immigrants ancestors, welcoming immigrants implies the creation of new jobs and therefore a boost in the job …show more content…
Although both in past and present the Statue of Liberty embodies the liberty for the immigrants and the Pursuit of Happiness, what President Lyndon considered to be a motive to immigrate to America in the past can be interpreted differently nowadays. To illustrate this statement, it is necessary to consider to following quote: “... those who do come will come because of what they are, and not because of the land from which they sprung.” (l. 50-51) Here, President Lyndon claimed that immigrants’ main motives to come to the United States were to live the American Dream. Thus, if in the past the main idea that conveys immigrants was the movement of ‘going to’, nowadays, the movement of ‘leaving from’ appears to be more accurate, for what immigration with Syrian refugees conveyed. Therefore, immigrants’ motives can be questioned regarding which point of view is
President Lyndon B. Johnson’s Remarks at the Signing of the Immigration Bill, Liberty Island, New York, October 3, 1968
Today’ society lives in a world of constant changes and progress which evolves through time. However, by observing several key moments in History, it would be interesting to speak about an evolution related to movements rather than related to the Time. Indeed, movements are the reasons human beings expanded on earth, discovered various cultures or had access to different knowledge. The History of the United States of America is a perfect example of the impact of movements through time. Those movements were the numerous waves of immigration which populated the American soil. Ever since, …show more content…
The paradoxical American behaviour towards immigrants (l. 37-46)
5. What are the motives of immigrants? (l. 47-51)
6. An illustration of those immigrants’ motives (l. 52-58)
Therefore, through the reading of this extract, it would be interesting to compare how immigration was perceived before the bill, through this period, and nowadays.
As the extracts begin, it is necessary to see which point of view President Lyndon B. Johnson adopts in his remarks. “It [the bill] does not affect the lives of millions. It will not reshape the structure of our daily lives, or really add importantly to either our wealth or power.” (l. 1-3) Since the United States’ President is supposed to represent its inhabitants as a whole; the President is also supposed to speak as immigrants’ ancestors and immigrants’ relatives who are living in America. Therefore, how can President B. Johnson, at the right beginning of this extract, asserts that this bill would have no particularly change in the daily life of United-States of America’s citizens? Regarding immigrants’ relatives who are allowed to live in the United States, this bill improved immigrant family gathering. Regarding immigrants ancestors, welcoming immigrants implies the creation of new jobs and therefore a boost in the job …show more content…
Although both in past and present the Statue of Liberty embodies the liberty for the immigrants and the Pursuit of Happiness, what President Lyndon considered to be a motive to immigrate to America in the past can be interpreted differently nowadays. To illustrate this statement, it is necessary to consider to following quote: “... those who do come will come because of what they are, and not because of the land from which they sprung.” (l. 50-51) Here, President Lyndon claimed that immigrants’ main motives to come to the United States were to live the American Dream. Thus, if in the past the main idea that conveys immigrants was the movement of ‘going to’, nowadays, the movement of ‘leaving from’ appears to be more accurate, for what immigration with Syrian refugees conveyed. Therefore, immigrants’ motives can be questioned regarding which point of view is