Mohammed Fraz                                                                                                                     

Professor Dardello                                                                                                                   

English   121

12    January 2006

Immigrations Vs Work

Immigrants what are they? I have asked myself this question plenty of times. Houghton, Mifflin. Dictionary of the English Language. 4^th ed. 2000. Adds, a person who leaves one country to settle permanently in another. Why would a person do such a thing?. Leaving his/her home behind and starting all over in an alien world. A place where your neighbors look nothing like you and speaking in a tongue that seems impossible to grasp. Why would an individual go through such an ordeal?. It could be for their kids, their families or to escape poverty. I moved from India to the United States when I was very young. I had turned nine, a month after I moved to America. Those questions wondered my mind all the time. I could read and write in more languages then my classmates and even some of my teachers, but struggled in English. I felt that everyone one was speaking really fast. I some times couldn’t comprehend what was said. I kept wondering what the am I doing here. I had always told to study hard. America is a land of opportunity. Any ordinary person can become a big shot, if he puts his nose in the book. I realized that this was us, my brothers and me. All these changes were for us. To give us a good start in life. This is common in immigrant families. Many immigrants families move to America knowing that their will be hardship they must face in order for their kids to have a better future.

Immigrant’s workers don’t expect a lot. Usually starting off in the fast food industries such as Mc Donald’s, KFC, Taco Bell or some times working in restaurants. Many immigrants start their new lives in places such as these. Working in the fast food industries is usually stressful because of long work hours and low wages. Some Immigrants are just driven to the fast food industries because there are others just like them. Some might work at KFC because their might be others from their country or speak their language which could make them feel more at home (Country which they came from). This was exactly why I picked my first job. I worked at Akbar (Indian restaurant) for three years. That’s the longest I ever worked in one place. It wasn’t because the pay was good but because it made me feel more at home and the only other place I spoke something besides English. I had a good relationship with my managers. Some do not choice to work in fast food industries. They do not have to suffer the same fate as others. They start off investing in a store or a business. Then in a few years, start a business with the money they’ve invested. Those that start a business are lucky, but many immigrants know their fate in the work industry.

Those immigrants that are too proud to work in fast food industries because they feel as if they are over qualified for such a position.  They may have master degrees in multiple categories and had a job they were proud of in their home. Those individuals soon realize that they have no choice but to work for low wages and suck up their pride if they are to feed their children. In “Work Makes Life Sweet,” Bell Hooks writes Brilliant black women hold themselves back they refused to be proper subordinates (777). This can also be said about some immigrants. They hate the idea of working for a manager who finished high school and may be spent a year or two in a community college.

Thesis: Many Immigrants that come from other countries to the United States find that they are condemned to work at low wages and harsh conditions, even though they are clearly over qualified.

I.      Immigrants set forth a dream

1. Immigrants leave their families behind to start a better life.
2. Start with very little, but expect a better future for kids.

II. Work available for immigrants

1. Work options are very little.
2. Many immigrants are forced to work at low wages if they need to survive hunger and feed families.

III.      Working environment for some immigrants.

1. Some immigrants have multiple master degrees find they are subordinates of employees that only have high school degree or a few in college.
2. Some work in factories with little to none advancements.

This week my final exams I can't wait till they are over I just took 2 of them and have one left It is the hardest of all that's chem 101. If I fail then I fail the class so it is life or death sutuation I can't wait till I am done this semester. I only get a few days to rest up then the next semester starts.

man this day sucks ass I only had 4 hours of sleep and I just fucking chocked on my math test i knew the material I was confident but chocked when I took it i was so mad I didn't stay for the other half of class.

I worked so hard and math is my best sublect or atleast my favorite all I want to do is go and sleep to help get it out of my mind.