'Everyone wants to live “the American dream” because the system looks so flawed from the outside. This is until the truth is shown and one is able to see all of the hardships that immigrants have to face. For starters, one disadvantage of being an immigrant is the long process of getting papers and legally becoming a citizen in the United States. In the meantime, they have to deal with hiding from the police and get jobs that are off the books. They put up with rude bosses and low wages, all because they can’t legally report a work issue since they are illegal. They are often stuck doing the hard and dangerous jobs that nobody else wants to do while getting paid less than minimum wage. Immigrant children have to face discrimination and bullying because they have a foreign accent or because they aren’t as rich as the majority of the kids around them. The last disadvantage of being an immigrant is that often times, immigrants are separated from their families. They are either separated from their close or extended families, causing them to feel lonely and depressed because they do not have the people they love around them during tough times. Despite the difficult aspects of being an immigrant, there are still many benefits. To start, one advantage of being an immigrant is the support groups that come with being an immigrant. Support groups such as DACA help support people who are undocumented and help them find jobs. Additionally, another advantage of being an immigrant is that you will be on a much better career path due to the great education system and colleges in the US. This allows people to follow their dreams and choose a profession that they want to pursue. Another benefit of being an immigrant is the ability to contribute your culture in order to make the United States the melting pot that it is today. The United States would not be so diverse if it wasn’t for all of the immigrants who came from all around the world and contributed their cultures and ideas in order to make it possible. There is no denying that immigrants in the United States have a very hard time, but it is important to keep pushing in order to have a bright future. Working hard and staying strong through tough times is important because in the end, it will all pay off, leaving all of the pain and suffering to be nothing but a distant memory.
Mariam Abozeid '22 (BHSEC Queens)
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