The United States has painted itself as a country that allows any individual with 1) drive and 2) the willingness to work hard, to succeed and move up through social and economic classes. We preach ideals of “the American Dream” just come to the U.S and opportunity is waiting to be pursued. The sad reality and truth is that this part of our national identity, whether it was true any any point, certainly is not true today and is ultimately a lie that brings people in seek of a refuge to a place that does not offer them this opportunity. I believe one of our biggest social issues as a country is our perspective on, treatment of, and lack of resources provided for: immigrants. Immigrants are essentially the structure on which America has positioned itself and they are the reason we are all able to live the lives we do. Everything down to the products we use, the food we consume, the homes we inhabit, even our living spaces here at USF are taken care of by many people who are themselves immigrants. Without this part of our society the lives of people in the U.S would be unrecognizable. Despite this fact immigrants are treated worse today probably than almost any other point in the history of our country. The risk people are putting themselves at simply trying to seek safety and security is only our doing and the U.S needs to take action to improve living conditions, opportunity, compensation/ benefits, and overall mental and physical well being of immigrants. In my essay I want to touch upon the current state of our immigration practices in the U.S, how harmful they are, and what we could be doing to improve them.
Outline Essay 3:
- Introduction
- current state of immigration in the U.S
- Body Paragraphs
- exploitation of immigrants in the U.S throughout history
- ex: agricultural labor strike: dolores huerta + cesar chávez
- impossible process of gaining citizenship and/ or residency
- criminalizing perspective of immigrants
- how we can improve the social issue of immigration in the u.s
- conclusion
- exploitation of immigrants in the U.S throughout history
Identifying Plagiarism:
World problems such as poverty, pollution, war, and hunger are inherent in the current system
of world order based on nation-states and economic competition. They can be solved if people
know and understand one another on a global, grass-roots basis. By developing people-to-
people linkages irrespective of national borders, we can start to ameliorate global tensions and
inequities.
Is this plagiarism or not? Y or N
___Y__William Ellis asserts that world problems such as poverty, pollution, war, and hunger are
inherent in the current system of world order based on nation-states and economic
competition (p. 23).
__N___Global tensions and inequities can be solved if people begin to help one another on a
grass-roots basis, moving beyond the current world order of economic competition (Ellis 23).
___N__Ellis (2011) argues that global problems are often a result of exploitation inherent in
economic competition. He contends that “grass roots….people-to people linkages irrespective
of national borders” can do much to ease global tensions (p. 23).
__N___Economic competition is at the basis of many of the world’s problems (Ellis 23). Only by
seeing ourselves as a single family without the separation of national boundaries can world
tensions begin to be eased.
possible solution is an enforced tax on families who have more than one child (p. 23).
Assertive individuals tend to feel more in control of their lives, derive more satisfactions from
their relationships and achieve their goals more often. They also will obtain more respect
from, and inspire confidence in, those with whom they interact since they tend to be viewed
as strong characters who will not be easily swayed.
Hargie, O., Saunders, C., & Dickson, D. (2000). Social Skills in Interpersonal Communication.
London: Routledge, p. 271.
experience success in guiding their own lives, nurturing good relationships, and achieving
their goals (Hargie, Saunders, and Dickson, 2000, p. 271).
Agricultural Experiment Station. Instead of hanging them on trees as swings, they’re using
them as mulch around the base.
“Tires Return as Mulch.” Popular Mechanics 94.2 (2000): 22. LEXIX-NEXIS. Web. 31 July
2011.
A Popular Mechanics article notes that University of Georgia researchers have found a new
use for worn tires: instead of having them on trees as swings, they’re using them as mulch
(“Tires Return”).