Seymour Rechtzeit Argumentative Essay

As you can imagine, immigration has changed drastically from 1920 to present day. The question is, has it improved? In 1920, Seymour Rechtzeit’s family decided to immigrate to the United States. Seymour had been a child prodigy since he was 4. Once he turned 8 his family decided to move to the United States, therefore Seymour had more opportunities to fulfill his dream. World War 1 also played a part in the decision making, Europe was going through tough times. Once arriving to Ellis Island Seymour’s father waited in a terribly long line as part of the entry process. Seymour was diagnosed with a common cold and was informed he would be detained at Ellis Island for a couple of days until he got better. He was kept with other sick boys, although they had no toys to play with they had each other to keep company, they would eat in a huge dining room, the food was strange to Seymour yet he claims the food was delicious. Soon his cold went away and he was informed his Father and Uncle were coming to get him. Soon he found himself on a boat heading toward America, with only Ellis Island and the sea behind him. Seymour described the moment he left as the happiest he had felt in months, all around him families were being greeted by relatives, greetings, hugs, and tears of joy were surrounding him. Seymour soon became a child star, he had gathered enough money to bring
In 2014 there were on average 11.1 million unauthorized immigrants in the U.S. The number of unauthorized nations other than Mexico grew from 325,000 ,in 2009, to an estimated 5.3 million in 2014. I have lived in the United States my whole life. I know numerous citizens who have immigrated from other countries. Through meeting these people I have come to the conclusion that we all have one common dream, to live in a country free of crime and full of opportunity. So why are we limiting so many people of this