It does however epitomize the spirit that this country was built upon, even if we had to steal it from the rightful owners who already lived here before the settlers came. It is supposed to welcome those that are persecuted, oppressed and without any pursuit of life, liberty and happiness. That being said, we still have a lot of people who are xenophobic and isolationist that would rather keep our borders closed to those dirty foreigners, myself included. There are people operating under ignorance and fear who think that these immigrants are taking jobs away from God-fearing hard working Americans. Of course, let s not confuse the issues with the facts.
Immigrants don t come here to steal all the desirable jobs in the States.
They come here and work the jobs that nobody else wants. Many immigrants leave horrible situations back home and come here to make a life for themselves as well as for their parents or children. This is the land of opportunity. These immigrants don t collect unemployment, or other services. They don t file income taxes and they surely don t get the earned income tax credit.