Day 1 Observation

Over the centuries, citizens from all over the world have come to America to find better opportunities. Throughout history, people have tried to escape dictatorship, poverty, inequality, and more; and decided that the best thing to do was to come to America. They saw America as a free nation that portrayed multiple opportunities for anyone willing to contribute to the nation. Since then, people from all over the world: Europe, Asia, South America, North America, and Antarctica have come to America to better their lives. Today, these people make up a majority of the citizens that live in this nation. They are the ones that help our government, economy, education, and more. This has been an important input into our nation because it has caused America to continue to develop into one of the leading countries in the world. An issue with immigration that has risen in the past few decades is the idea of illegal immigration. Now, it is very difficult to enter into America. It can take up to ten years for one person to be properly admitted into the country. This process has become so difficult because it ensures that the person entering can benefit the country. With the population rate increasing so fast, it is important that America regulates the amount of immigrants that enter the country because resources are becoming very scarce. The Immigration Act of 1924 began this idea of constraining immigrants due to population. In this Act, only 2% of each nationality living in America could use visas to enter the country. This Act excluded citizens from Asia. This caused controversy with many Asian countries, especially Japan. Japan protested against America, but America found it to be more important to regulate racial differences since racism was a big issue in America. Now, however, people of the Asian ethnicity are allowed into America and they have become increasingly productive citizens of our country. With so many people coming from all over the world into one nation, so many new opportunities are found everyday, which can benefit America as a whole.