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Running head: INJUSTICE FACED BY IMMIGRANTS IN THE UNITED STATES
INJUSTICE FACED BY IMMIGRANTS IN THE UNITED STATES
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The United States of America has been home to millions of immigrants over the years.
Immigration is the chief source of increasing population in the United States. The country has
more number of immigrants than any other country in the world. More than 40 million of the
population residing in the country today were born in another country. The population is so
diverse that they represent almost every country in the world. Most number of immigrants are
staying legally in the country while just a quarter of the population are unauthorized. In the year
2017, it was reported that 27% of the immigrant population were permanent residents while 5%
of them were temporary. 23% of the immigrants were unauthorized. U.S. has a large number of
African immigrants. These immigrants in the country are often mistreated and it is something
that must stop. They are treated inhumanely and it is a matter of concern as these are those
people who had fled their country because of violence, corruption and poverty that they had to
face in their country of birth. There are reports of ongoing mistreatment where thousands of
families are torn apart and are enduring horrible treatment from the government (Anderson). This
is an injustice because every human being irrespective of his or her race, gender, class, ethnicity,
religion or sexual orientation deserves the right to be treated fairly. They had to flee their country
because of the injustice they faced there, therefore, they deserve to be treated with respect and
kindness. They came to America to seek a better life for themselves; they deserve an equal
opportunity to seek citizenship in the country legally.
Black immigrants often face many difficulties in their lifetime and these only increases
when talking in the context of United States of America. U.S. is not a multilingual state. The
locals mistreat people from diverse backgrounds who cannot speak English. This makes it
difficult for them to find jobs, complete basic tasks like filling of forms, and buy food. In order
to solve this problem, the immigrants and the refugees take ESL classes that make it difficult for

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them to manage their time between the jobs and families. The biggest problem that the
immigrants face is raising their children and help them succeed in their schools. Children often
are acclimatized to the new culture, that makes it difficult for the parents to raise their children
according to their cultures, and that changes the whole parent-child dynamics. Parents often get
reports of bullying and discrimination that their children face in the class due to their different
cultural background. The children who cannot speak English face grave problems and find in
difficult to keep up with the other children (Adjepong). The situation worsens when the parents
are unable to help them with their studies due to their incapability to communicate in English.
Another problem is securing of jobs. Getting a job in such a competitive market is extremely
difficult for the locals; it can only be imagines how difficult it must be for the refugees and the
immigrants. The employers in the U.S. prefer people with work experience and the certifications
from another countries usually do not get transferred. It is common to see taxi drivers in U.S.
with a degree in engineering. African-Americans have been fighting for their rights for a long
time. They face difficulties in the securing housing facilities as they usually have low paid jobs
(Adjepong). They fall to exploitation from their property owners. As they do not have any ideas
about the country’s laws, they fall prey to various scams. Unauthorized black immigrants face
huge problems of being deported to their birth country. This ultimately has an effect on their
health too as they refuse to go to the doctors for their health checkup and do not even get access
to any kind of legal guidance. They are exposed to violence, rape, and they find problems in
seeking help. There are cultural barriers between the immigrants and the local people and they
are bullied because of it. The native black Africans who come to America in search for a job and
better living conditions get mistreated in all of the above matters.