Individuals around the world view California/the United States as the premiere place to raise a family, and to have a nice white house on the corner of some quiet street. They see California as the opportunity to work a 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. job in almost any field, something most of us take for granted. These are just a few of the things that drive immigrants to move to California. Whether it be people from Europe, Asia, Latin America, or even from within the United States, they all have one thing in common: they come in search of new opportunities, either work related or family, and/or a better living situation. California has always been a home for immigrants. Almost everyone living in the state today was an immigrant at some point. Although California as a state has always welcomed immigrants, the people living in California, who were also immigrants once themselves, tend to have a love and hate relationship towards immigrants. They love the immigrants for!

the low class jobs that many of them occupy and do so well and they hate immigrants because most of them are very determined and with time and hard work they seem to take over many of our high paying jobs. So immig

With so many hard working Americans loosing their jobs, it is hard to believe it is a coincident with the way the economy is going. So whom else can we blame our problems on but the immigrants? Those individuals who come to this country, and particularly California, with only one goal in mind: to succeed and obtain the highest amount of knowledge available. Discussing how California has always put forward a welcome mat for immigrants and yet Californians seem to pull the mat from under the immigrants feet before they arrive is Yeh Ling-Ling in The Welcome Mat Is Threadbare. Ling says, "Immigration contributes to nearly fifty percent of U.S. population growth. Every year about one million immigrants enter the United States legally, while an estimated 300,000 arrive and stay illegally." These are just some of the figures that make up the immigrant map. Accounting for almost half the United States population in the present, the U.S. was once all immigrants. We as Americans, and especially those of us living in California, who have to deal with legal and illegal immigration more than any other state, must accept immigrants for it is they, who started this country and made it what it is today. Ling also mentions "more than 750,000 legal immigrants of working age were admitted to this country. In addition, we admit annually more that 60,000 foreign professionals on extended work visas. Many of these workers enter skilled occupations, such as computer programming and engineering, where there have been massive layoffs." This quote addresses our extreme hate of immigrants that are legal and chose to succeed. These are the people that come from every country around the world just to 'take' our jobs, or at least this is how we view the immigrants. The truth of the matter is these are people of all walks of life that are willing to work hard and want to succeed. Their extreme desire and involved work ethic is what drives them to learn a t!

Coming to California is one of the greatest things that have ever happened to me. I was born into a middle class society in the former Soviet Union. I don't remember much about my childhood, but I can remember that I was never hungry and I always had new clothes and new toys to play with. When my parents decided to move to the United States, I just went along for the ride never really knowing why I was moving. When we finally arrived in New York, we did not have much money, but after setting down and living there for about 6 months, we became established in the poorer ranks of society. Then my parents decided once again to move, this time to California. When we arrived here I realized why we left Russia. California was magnificent in every way, from its streets to its theme parks. In the book The Tortilla Curtain author T.C. B

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