Challenges Illegal Immigrants Face In The US

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Sheila Pardo
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23 November 2016 The challenges Illegal Immigrants face in the U.S For thousands of years, humans have been migrating from place to place; so why is it being viewed in a different way? For example in the past two centenaries to the U.S has shifted from an open door policy to having to go through strenuous trials to legally gain residency in the states. Illegal immigrants who migrate to the U.S go through so many challenges. Some people in the U.S feel that immigrants are taking their jobs but that is not the case. There’s many jobs that illegal immigrants are willing to do even if it's physically straining and low income. Do to this low pay, immigrants don't make enough money to …show more content…

They want to see their kids have a professional career. But many kids coming to the U.S face the biggest challenge of learning a new language a language that’s foreign to them. Many kids migrating to the US struggle to fit in because they come to this country not knowing the language and they have to enroll into school and have to adjust a new school system. According to the article as immigration resurges U.S public schools help children find their footing written by Emma Brown states that “many new arrivals don't speak much English and are behind academically. They often come with scars, having fled desperate poverty or violence or both. Many endured difficult journeys, sometimes leaving their family behind or rejoining parents in the United States after years of separation.” When kids migrate they deal with a lot because it is hard for them to adapt to the education system in the United States. It's hard for them because they have to go through many obstacles to understand the basic knowledge. Whether it be academically or the English language they have to take extra classes outside the classes already needed just to keep up with the rest of the …show more content…

They have to get accustomed to the American life, some adults struggle with getting a job here because they might have an accent and don’t know the language. So even if they have some sort of higher education from their country it wouldn’t count here because of the language barrier and because the teachings are different. Some immigrants will settle for something less job wise it could be physically straining and low paying but they will settle because the need the money to keep their families alive but that’s why they encourage their kids to get a higher education but some immigrant students will also face challenges because they have to learn a new language and have to adjust to a different school system. That’s why I have so much respect for families that have the courage to illegally migrate to the U.S because they have to adjust to a new

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