Immigration Reflection

Immigration Reflection

Immigration can be seen all around the world in many different forms. My definition of an immigrant is someone who leaves their country and goes to another country. Normally, they will not go back to their original country. They could be migrating for many different reasons such as freedom, or for financial reasons.

My connection to immigration is mainly through books and experience. I have read a few books about immigration where families are trying to immigrate to another country because there is a war where they live, they are being persecuted, or because of violence related circumstances. Immigration doesn't always happen because of violence, however. I have been to Mexico before, and in my experience, they are immigrating because of financial reasons. I have also heard a lot about immigration through politics, and the different policies about it.

My grandmother is the person who most directly relates me to immigration. As a kid, she immigrated to the United States from England. Because of the freedoms that we have in the United States, her parents decided to migrate here. I also have some friends who are immigrants.

I think a lot of people immigrate to the United States because of the first amendment, and, overall, were have a lot of freedom. Some countries have one specific religion, and they aren't very racially balanced, but in the US we can choose our religion, and there isn't a lot of racism.

Being within miles from the Mexico/United States border, immigration has effected San Diego.  It has effected things from our food to our schools.  It has affected our food because there is a lot more Mexican food restaurants in San Diego than there would be if there weren't immigrants living here.  Also, it has affected jobs. Immigrants have taken jobs in San Diego which would have to be filled otherwise.  In school, immigrants do make class sizes larger, however, it makes our culture more widely spread.  Without immigrants, San Diego would probably be a lot different.