Assignment1marty

=== ** The reason why I chose immigration as my topic is because of the fact that it happens all around the world as it greatly affects the world as a whole and as separate countries. It has an impact not only the immigrant’s country of origin and country of destination, but it also affects the individual, both in the emotional and physical sense.** === === Personally, I currently volunteer at Make the Road New York, and through this non-profit organization, I learned a lot about the struggles immigrants face in this country. As well, I know and have met many immigrants, who face harsh living standards and live in fear because of certain immigration laws, policies, and law enforcements that instill a fear of possible incarceration and deportation in them. These people, children to adults, because of their legal status, lack equal human rights.=== === As much as this discrimination isn’t fair for immigrants in general, it is even harder on the children and youth because of the fact that they were too young to be given a choice in coming to the United States to begin with. Because of this, a bill, known formally as the Dream Act, has been reintroduced to congress on March 26, 2009.=== === If this bill is passed, the estimated 65,000 high school graduates, a year, who aren’t able to achieve their dreams because of their legal status, will be given a conditional permanent residency that will eventually lead to the granting of US citizenship, after specific requirements have been met.=== === I myself am a strong supporter of the Dream Act and believe in equal human rights for all. This is why I have chosen this topic, because I want others to know the struggle immigrants face, and to show others that immigrants aren’t here to harm anyone but to help themselves and their families live better lives.===