Comparing The New Colossus And The Statue Of Liberty

In Greek Mythology, there is the god Helios, a god of light (Lady Torch). He was greatly worshipped by the ancient Greeks, they even built a massive statue of him called the Colossus of Rhodes, now one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World (Lady Torch). The Statue of Liberty is likened to the Colossus of Rhodes in the Statue of Liberty poem titles “The New Colossus” written by Emma Lazarus, although the “Mother of Exiles” is much more welcoming (Lady Torch). The Statue of Liberty is a beacon welcoming immigrants and everyone else in need. In her poem, Emma Lazarus writes that the Statue of Liberty cries, “Give me your tired, your poor… Send these,... I lift by lamp beside the golden door!” (Lady torch).

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As such, immigrants that are in need of work and are willing to work, fill those types of jobs. Immigrants often, although not all of the time, do hard labor for littles pay. They do service jobs, production, maintenance, construction, and even professional jobs, and many other jobs as well (Zong and Batalova). They work for us. Jie Zong and Jeanna form the Migration Policy Institute report that “Immigrants accounted for nearly 17 percent (26.7 million) of the 159.5 million workers in the civilian labor force in 2014”. The jobs they fill are necessary for the stability and improvement of the United States. They assist us and perform useful services. In fact, the Migration Policy Institute estimates that 24.6 percent of foreign born workers have occupations in services (Zong and Batalova). This shows that they do work, and are willing to do so. They even assist the native-born Americans; they have a purpose in the United

They will be capable of finding work, be safe from war, and be able to provide for their families. In reality, that is not always the case, but they are often better off here than in their country of birth. They do not always come here to spread crime or cause terror, extremely rarely is that really the case. In truth, many of the crimes committed in America are performed by American Citizens (Vaughan and Camarota). Jessica Vaughan and Steven A. Camarota report that, “the Department of Homeland Security estimates that immigrants comprise 20 percent of inmates in prisons and jails.” The statistics are not completely accurate though; the chance is that the numbers are probably lower that what is determined. There is a lack of reliable data to use to make the statistics, and while gathering data, the DHS did not inspect all of the jails and prisons in the nation. Furthermore, in the jails and prisons, determining whether or not an inmate is an immigrant or not is a guessing game, no one is sure who is or who is not. As well as not being sure of a person’s immigration status, people who could be an immigrant are often the subject of racism and discrimination, meaning these people are more likely to be jailed than someone who is more likely not an immigrant. The numbers on crimes committed by immigrants are most likely lower than what most people think. Most immigrants come to America for a better life,