Analytic Essay: Current Event

One of the biggest things that Americans view as a problem today is immigration, mainly immigration from Mexico to the U.S. One group of Americans believe that it is bad that so many Mexican immigrants are coming to America, and invading their country. They think that immigrants cannot benefit America, and only hurt it. However, others believe that Hispanic immigrants can be beneficial to America because they are good workers, and will be able to adapt to America’s culture.
Most Mexican immigrants are coming into the country with no money or possessions, so it is very hard for them to adjust to the new surroundings in America. One of the biggest problems for Hispanics is that when they arrive in the U.S. it is hard for them to receive a good education because of how important it is for them to work. According to the Dallas Morning News, a study showed the affects of how a poor education can lead to a bad job later in life. “The study’s researchers identified education as the biggest hurdle, noting that Hispanics have higher school dropout rates, lower college enrollment and less job training than the overall populating in an economy ever more reliant on higher-skilled jobs, ”(“Study Details challenges for Hispanics, implications for Labor Force”). The Hispanics are dropping out of high school very early because it is important that they get a job and work to provide for their family. By more and more Hispanics dropping out, it leads to very low paying jobs because they do not have a good education. Many Americans believe that it will be very hard for the Hispanics to assimilate into the middle class because they receive such a poor education. “…the study found that Hispanics as a group are losing economic g round relative to non-Hispanic whites because of a large pool of low-skilled workers, many of whom are illegal immigrants” (“Study Details Challenge Implications for Labor Force”). The immigrants’ goal when coming to America is to live a successful life. It is harder to live a successful life in the lower class, which most of the Hispanics are in because of how bad their jobs are. Another thing that people feel the Hispanic immigrants are doing is hurting America because of how much poverty they bring to America. In the article, “Immigration is Responsible for the Rising Poverty Rate,” it talks about how immigration is the main reason for the increased poverty rate in the past years. “Because so many immigrants are Hispanic and Asian and because so many Hispanic and Asian new mothers are foreign-born, the conclusion is obvious: immigration is driving most of the increase in population and poverty,” (Immigration is Responsible for the Rising Poverty Rate”). Americans think that Hispanics are one of the main causes to the poverty problem in the U.S. because of how many of them work in such low paying jobs. The huge amount of Hispanics coming into the country is causing Americans to feel uneasy because Hispanics are starting to take over the culture. However, there are also people that feel that Hispanics can benefit the country.
Many people in America feel that the U.S. was born off of different cultures from the many different immigrants that came into the country. There are a lot of people out there that believe America should stay that way, and one of the best ways to do that is to accept the Hispanics in American culture. In the article “Mexican Immigrants Do Not Threaten American Unity,” the writer talks about how America is supposed to be a mix of different cultures because that is the American way of life. “The American dream is built upon hard work of immigrants and the fundamental value of equal opportunity…We must not go back to a system where one’s race, class or religion determines one’s fate…” (“Mexican Immigrants Do Not Threaten American Unity”). America’s culture is based off of many different cultures, and that is how it should always be. The only way to achieve that is to continuously be accepting other cultures, and in this case it is the Hispanics. Another big reason for why people think that Hispanics should be accepted is because how much they can benefit America’s agriculture. Most of immigrants that come into America work cheap jobs that most people do not want to do. Even though does not greatly benefit the Hispanics, it can really help America’s agricultural industry. The writer believes that Hispanics are a very hard working group that could do great things for America. Unlike the people who believe that Hispanics could negatively affect America, the writer thinks that Hispanics will be able to fit right in with the American culture. “Everything that is traditionally thought of as ‘America,’ Latinos live out fully. They are family-oriented, religious, hard-working and loyal to the U.S” (“Mexican Immigrants Do Not Threaten American Unity”). The writer strongly believes that if America chooses to accept the Hispanics, then great things can come out of it. This is similar to Booker T. Washington’s address because Washington talked to the whites about accepting the blacks as workers because of how useful they had been in the past. This writer is doing the same thing by saying if America accepts the Hispanics, and “cast their bucket down” to the Hispanics, and then this can result in great things for Hispanics and Americans.
One of the biggest themes for Hispanics in current history is trying to become accepted in America. All of the articles that I read focused on both immigration and how Hispanics coming to America would affect the country. Some believe that Hispanics cause a disruption in American culture and do not benefit America. Others believe that Hispanics, if given a chance, can greatly benefit America and fit right into American culture.