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Title- My American dream

Author - M

The essay talks about the life of an illegal immigrant. The author details starts with a brief description of journey to America. The author states that he came to America when he was 15 years old. This shows how the author was young and hardships which he might have faced growing up in a foreign land. Additionally, the author states that the motivation of coming g to America was the deplorable state of his mother country. The author details have the country has failed in so many ways that people want to go abroad. The author states how he had high hopes of achieving his American dream. Additionally, the author suggests that he has worked hard and tries to comply with all the laws. However, despite the author contributing so much to America, he has not been able to gain citizenship. The essay description the pan of the author in struggling to achieve his American dream. The author believes that illegal immigrants contribute a lot in the America but are never given the chance to achieve their dreams. In the essay, the author states that America was built by the sweat and blood of immigrants. However, the author has not lost hope and says that he still dreams to achieve his American dream (M, 2007).

I chose this essay because it talks about one of the most controversial issues in United States. The author has been able to capture sentiments that are shared by a lot of illegal immigrants who plan to achieve their American dreams. Over a long period of time, unites States of America has received increasing number of illegal immigrants. The US congress in 1986 realized the problem and started addressing it by enacting what was then known as immigration reform and control act. The modern day enforcement policies can be largely attributed to the act. In the history of United States of America, the act made possible the hiring of illegal immigrants (Padovani & Bansak, 2020). There have been many reforms in the enforcement department through the years which has attracted both positive and negative comments from various stakeholders. The immigrants free from their country due to war, violence or in search of better opportunities. The United States has been seen as a favorite spot for immigrants due to its strong economy. United States allowed the immigrants to seek asylum with their families. However, the federal government has noted that smugglers are using the law to exploit the system. The federal government initiated changes in the policy in order to discourage smugglers as well as dishonest people from having gaining entry into the country (Hoekstra & Orozco-Aleman, 2017). The issue of immigration needs to be tackled with a lot of care. There are many illegal immigrants who hope to be given a chance to be American citizens.

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Hoekstra, M., & Orozco-Aleman, S. (2017). Illegal immigration, state law, and deterrence. American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 9(2), 228-52.

M. (2007). My American Dream « M | This I Believe. Thisibelieve.org. Retrieved 23 September 2020, from https://thisibelieve.org/essay/30050/.

Padovani, A. J., & Bansak, C. (2020). EEA Immigration Symposium Introduction. Eastern Economic Journal, 46(1), 1-4.