Immigrants often lived close to other immigrants who are of the same nationalities. They would group together to speak that language of their native country. It gave them the opportunities to practice their native traditions. Although, the point in immigrating to America is to begin new traditions and start a new life. Some immigrants lean towards these communities because that is what they are used to. They feel they are more comfortable in areas with the same people and same traditions, but how will they learn to expand their horizon and form new traditions and live in other communities with different people. Some immigrants get too comfortable in their society where they don't even learn English and just speak their native language. A man who immigrated from Poland says he wants to be an American citizen but most of the people he knows are polish. He works and even lives with them. The American society he lives in is no different from Poland. He says that he wants to "live with american people, but I do not know anybody of american." He feels enclosed in this polish society but wants to be a polish living in an American society not in a polish society in America. This man has the right to take an English course and have a paying job but he does not have the best pay therefore he cannot pay for the English classes. He cant get a better paying job because he doesn't know English. He says he "don't like be like them I wanted they help me in english." He doesn't want to be like other immigrants who never learn English and go on with their lives only knowing the kind of society their used to from their native country. So many immigrants struggle to learn English and live up to their true potential in the new nation they'll live in. Should immigrants be given better rights by giving them the proper resources to live up to their potential as an American citizen?
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