Argument Essay

Being an immigrant is not something to be labeled as. Many people leave their native lands in search for a better life. The difficulties these people have to endure is not easily tolerated. Many leave their homes, customs, and families behind. They have to adapt to a new and completely different lifestyle all while trying to maintain their culture alive. Often times they are forced to abolish their traditions, something as simple yet very meaningful as their language. We are going through another time in our history in which the people fight for their rights, such as the emancipation proclamation act abolished slavery. Colored people were not treated as people, rather as something materialistic, and they stood up for themselves. Of course many rebelled, but it was those rebellions that caught the government’s attention. Immigrants today Filipinos, Muslims, Hispanics, etc are fighting for their rights as humans and as the people to live a decent life.

With major historical events, such as the Mexican-American War, we can see that we are accused of "provoking" the country and leading them into a war that THEY started. People view our claims as insignificant. At the end of the day we are the ones living under laws, amendments, and a constitution. Not even with such documents has the government respected people’s rights. Throughout history there have been many occasion in which the first amendment has been disregarded. We claim to be the land of the free but are we really? Racial injustice has to be put to an end. "I will no longer be made to feel ashamed of existing"(Gloria Anzaldua). We are valuable human beings. We should not be downgraded regardless of gender, race, skin color, social class, or religious status, rather judge based on character.