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Three difficult things that immigrant's had to face when coming to this country were most likely the fact that they didn't know the English language, they were not familiar with the new area, and they had a hard time finding different towns that other people from there country had lived in. For example, many people go on trip's to different places around the world. If you went to France, you would have a hard time communicating with the locals because they spoke french. When an immigrant comes to a new country that they have never been to, you can imagine that it is very difficult to find your way around. Just like moving to a new place in current times, you find that it takes some time to get to know where certain places or houses may be. Finding a place to live that has people similar to you is always a good thing. A good example of this is places like California or Florida. Certain places in these states have many immigrants because the states are so easy to immigrant to. As for if an immigrant were to live in a state such as Kansas or Maine, they may find it hard to meet people that know the same language as them or that are familiar with the culture they come from.
ReplyDeleteOverall, there are many problems and disadvantages of immigrating to another country. The three that I find most important are not being able to undertand or speak the language, getting arounf in the new place, and facing the horrible problem or racism. The main problem is probably not being able to speak the language. If you do not know how to speak the main countries language, then you will not be able to find out an information on anything. If you're lost, you can't ask for directions because you will not understand them. For instance, if someone from Japan moved to the United States, then they would probably have no intelligence of the English language because it is so different. But if someone from Spain moved to the U.S. then they could use cognates to determine some words that could help them out.
ReplyDeleteWhen you are an immigrant in any country it is always tough to try and fit in. One thing that is tough on an immigrant is learning the language. Language is the key to everything in a country whether it is jobs or education etc. you have to know the language and it is very difficult to learn especially our language. Another difficult thing for an immigrant is finding people that share common interests and culture with you that is why you see neighborhoods predominantly one ethnicity because they formed an area when they moved here and brought in other people with the same backround to that area and created a community. One last difficult thing for an immigrant is getting a job and supporting your family when they first get here. This could prove very nerve racking since you come to a place that is said to be a perfect place for oppurtunity and at first there seems to be no hope or oppurtunity in this new place.
ReplyDeleteAs an immigrant I believe the three hardest challenges that you would face would be learning a new language. The easiest way to assimilate with a new culture is to make friends of that culture. This is very hard to do if cannot communicate with anyone. Second, overcoming stereotypes about you will be very difficult. For example in today’s society in America if you are a first or second generation Mexican living in America many people look at you as if your illegal, weather you are or aren’t. Lastly, adjusting to the new culture if your coming to America from anywhere else you’ll find the way we celebrate Halloween very different than what your use to.
ReplyDeleteImmigrants, including my Great Grandparents, faced many problems in coming to the United States. My father’s family all came to America from Italy. They emigrated for the same reasons as most other immigrants; they wanted a better life for themselves and for their families. They had three main challenges, making the trip, where to live when they arrived, and finding a job so they could support themselves.
ReplyDeleteLike most immigrants that came to America in the early 1900’s, my Great Grandparents came by ship. My Great Grandfather was the first family member that emigrated to the United States at nineteen years old. He came over hidden in the cargo area of a ship because his family could not afford to pay for a ticket or for the required legal documents. His mother paid off a crew member to hide him on the ship. He got off the ship by making believe he was one of the crew members. Making the trip to America was a challenge for many immigrants, and like my Great Grandfather, many of them were not wealthy or well educated. They had to rely on people to help plan their trip, and some of these people took advantage of them.
Without much money, and not being able to speak English, my Great Grandfather first lived with a relative that also came to the United States from Italy. He moved in with his Uncle in Paterson, New Jersey, a big city in the 1920’s. Most of the European immigrants that came to the United States in the early 1900’s moved into cities. Many of these people also lived with family members that came to America before them.
My Great Grandfather got his first job in a factory that dyed fabrics. It was a low-paying job and the work was hard. Again, like many immigrants, he took whatever work was available, and the available job was a factory job in a big city. Years later, when my Great Grandmother came from Italy to Paterson, she also worked in a factory. When my Great Grandfather died in 1981, he owned a nice house on a large piece of property. He had put both his son and daughter through college, and I am sure he believed the challenges of being an immigrant were worth it.
There are many difficulties to being an immigrant. You have to know how to speak english. thats the main reason. If you dont know how to speak english you most likley can't get a job. And if you cant get a job you most likley won't get any money to pay for a house or anything of that nature. I am sure it was very hard for most immigrants having to learn a new language.
ReplyDeleteSome of the hardest things for immigrants coming to the US to face are...
ReplyDelete1. find a job so you csn support yourself and family
2.getting settled in where ever you choose to live bcause you might not be the same as everyone else
3. finding a place to stay, in the early 1900s, manyy immigrants had trouble finding homes to live in so that had to resort to sleeping on the streets
The immigrants coming into this country in the early 1900's faced a torrent of hardships in the so called promise land. They were faced with starvation, loneliness, and joblessness.
ReplyDeleteWhen my grandfather came to this country, he spoke no English at all. And so it was very hard for him to function in a world so alien to him. He brought no family and only knew his cousin whom he was staying with.
For the longest time, my grandfather could not find any work whatsoever.
My grandfather was always desperate for money.