Justin Pham

Dr. Sinha

EGL 100

9/26/18

Social Reform

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about. It refers to the action of people coming to live permanently in a foreign country. Formatted: Font color: Auto
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Immigration Immigration is a phenomenon to allow people from other countries to Highlight

immigrate to other parts of the world. Immigration has always impacted on the United

States culturally,e, economically, and politicallymaking it a multicultural society. With

the the immigration of different people coming from across the world, they bring in

knowledge and skills which that help to build shape the United States societiesS

societies and economies.y. However, there are different several types of immigration

policies and regulations that the US has to strictly follow for anyone entering the USs to

allow on whom from each country canwho be allowedgets to enter the US. Therefore,

Immigratingimmigrating into the United States and assimilating into the US culture is

really hard and difficult to people. The novel, The Leavers by Lisa Ko, portrays the

struggle of an undocumented immigrant, Polly Guo in New YorkY. The book shows the

struggles and challenges she faces in living in the US and then finally getting deported.

This paper will analyze informs the conditions immigrants leave in their home country,
the struggles they face in getting here, and the constant obstacles they have facewhile

in assimilating into the US.

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for a chance of a better life. These immigrants have many different motivations that Formatted: Font: Arial, 12 pt, Font color: Auto, Highlight
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cause to leave their home country. Often immigrants escape situations like: escaping Formatted: Highlight
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persecution, natural disasters, famine, economic recessions, political persecution,

religious persecution and civil wars in their home country. Many of these people believe Formatted: Font: Arial, 12 pt, Font color: Auto, Highlight

the United States is the best place to go for opportunities. Formatted: Highlight
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There are various conditions that cause immigrants to leave their home

country.

Often immigrants are escaping with occurring situations like: natural disasters,

war, famine, economic recessions, political persecution, religious persecution, and etc..

During For example, during the 19th and 20th centuryy, there has beenwas a huge

influx of Mexicans coming into the United States. The article

“Center for Immigration Studies” by Camarota, explains how that Mexican immigrants

why they have left their home country in order for a new opportunity. For example, the

article states, “have higher rates of poverty, welfare use, and lack of health insurance Formatted: Font: (Default) Arial, 12 pt, Font color: Auto,
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coverage — and the large fiscal costs Mexican immigrants impose on taxpayers — is

that most Mexican immigrants have little formal education. Because the long-term trend Formatted: Highlight
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of increasing wages for more skilled workers and declining or stagnant wages for the Highlight

unskilled is likely to continue, the most obvious means to improve the situation for

Mexican immigrants already here would be to increase their skills” (Camarota). He Formatted: Highlight
concludes his explanation by providing evidence that Mexico immigrants come into the

US leaving everything behind of unfortunate events for a new path in their lives. This led

them integrate into the economic mainstreams where their efforts would be effective for

a higher education, more resources, and future settlements. As a result, the success of Formatted: Font: (Default) Arial, 12 pt, Font color: Auto,
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an increase of Mexican immigrants coming into the US is not only important to better Formatted: Font: (Default) Arial, 12 pt, Highlight
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resources, but providing the US economy’s future as a whole. come into the US leaving Formatted: Font: (Default) Arial, 12 pt, Font color: Auto,
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everything behind of unfortunate events for a new path in their lives. Formatted: Highlight
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Many of the immigrants which had come from different regions. For example, the Highlight
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article states “ The Mexican Revolution (1910-1920) then increased the flow: war Formatted: Font: (Default) Arial, 12 pt, Font color: Auto,
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refugees and political exiles fled to the United States to escape the violence. Mexicans Formatted: Highlight
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also left rural areas in search of stability and employment. As a result, Mexican
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migration to the United States rose sharply”(Young). The author states this is how Commented [SA1]: Which article?

Mexican immigrants had come into the US leaving everything behind of unfortunate

events for a new path in their lives. In the novel, The Leavers portrays a interprets how Formatted: Highlight
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a young mother (Polly), is comingcomes into the US leaving from China to escape her Formatted: Strikethrough, Highlight
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struggles she faces back in her homeland with her son Deming. For example, the novel Formatted: Strikethrough, Highlight

states, “ Polly“Polly, born in the rural backwater of Minjiang, makes her first migration – Formatted: Font color: Auto
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a well-worn Chinese route from country to city – to embrace factory life and the hope of

a bigger future for herself. But after falling pregnant, she makes a second, more

traumatic, journey , to America to give birth to Deming” (Ko). She explains why making Formatted: Font color: Auto

a commitment on her path to immigrating with a young child has become a concern for

her of being a afraid and feared of documentation. She concludes this explanation by Formatted: Font color: Auto, Highlight

she was making a commitment on her path by immigrating to raise a child while
sustaining herself of being feared and undocumented. These two articles convey show Formatted: Font color: Auto
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how people left their home country from war or lack of resources, come to the US for a Formatted: Highlight

better future of education or a better future for their families.

how immigrants have been an effective outcome to the US of leaving behind their Formatted: Font color: Auto, Highlight
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struggles and fear to sustain in a new environment. Formatted: Highlight

Additionally, immigrants have to follow multiple regulations on whom who is Formatted: Highlight

eligible to come to the United States and meet certain requirements given by the

governmentGov’t. For example, article “ Business Insider ” attributes how that there Formatted: Highlight
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have been several ways people immigrate into the United States. The methods would

be through caravans, some stampeding through the borders, or through plane to claim

their citizenship . In the Business Insider” it states, the asylum-seeking process is a

legal one that can only take place once a migrant is already on US soil. Nevertheless,

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a port of entry “ (Business Insider). This quote explains how that by going through an

asylum process, it can legally help an individual come into the US. But whereas to those Commented [SA2]: Not exactly relevant to your
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on the caravans have a chance of risks and torture immigrants face to get deported.

Some may not be having credible evidence seeking asylum or other sources showing

the Gov’t their eligibility. I think that immigrants are being not aware as much of lack of

sources to flee. Whereas, documentation would affect them to transition back into their

own life of struggles beyond the required procedures. Commented [SA3]: Asylum is not the only waypeople
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 Furthermore, immigrants transitioning into the US face many problematic Formatted: Highlight

concerns into the American culturedifferent issues towards themselves from the Formatted: Highlight

societies. Majority of immigrants face in America are languages, jobs, racial bias,

culture differences, and deportation. In the article “ Global“Global Citizen” talks about

how that after those who immigrated, they are in need to convert into the American

lifestyle with the society. The article states, “ Even“Even if you ignore undocumented

immigrants who face additional challenges securing work, trouble speaking English is a

major problem in positions you might not expect like labor. Refugees and immigrants

who are educated and who formerly had strong jobs back home, find it frustrating that

they can’t obtain the same jobs here “(Nunez 2014). This quote explains how hard it is Formatted: Strikethrough, Highlight
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for immigrants not treated fairly for their skills and with adapting to US culture for jobs.

The novel The Leavers talks about how a mother (Polly) and her son (Deming) convey

their relationship coming from China and leaving Deming behind in the US facing his

own struggles. The novel states, “In the city, he had been just another kid. He had never

known how exhausting it was to be conspicuous.”, The emotional chaos wreaked by

Deming’s cultural displacement is vividly drawn. “I am Daniel Wilkinson,” he tells

himself, though he clutches internally to Deming, and returns to the memory of his

mother as a path back to his former, whole self:”(:” (Akbar). Deming was not who he Formatted: Highlight

actually was by being a different person on the outside coming into the United States.

This states how that Deming was once who he did not want to be while coming into the Formatted: Strikethrough, Highlight
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United States. And then transitioning to a another identity in order to fit with his new

culture. Immigrants face many issues coming assimilating to the US.here like Deming

was changed to Daniel and some not able to fit into one social life to another.
 In conclusion, America is a very diverse place where different cultures come into

the US for a better life, more resources, and are offered opportunities for a chance of Formatted: Font: Arial, 12 pt, Font color: Auto

growth and economic gains. Therefore, it has an effect on the America’s society and

economy by contributing to the economy being students, workers, or business owners . ,

Polly and her story of immigration are is not very unique in demonstrating how much

pressure and hardships from changing her name from Peilan to Polly. immigrants like

her face in this country. She is trying to be adaptive to the culture knowing Deming is Formatted: Strikethrough, Highlight

going through the similar process as well. I think that the sacrifices that Polly had to do

coming to Floridagoing to the Bronx to find a job while knowing she could face Commented [SA4]: ?? She never went to Florida.
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deportation in the community. The story conveys on how Deming went through difficult Formatted: Highlight

challenges coming and adapting to the United States. Calling himself a different name,

Daniel, makes his own new identity fitting in with the culture with his music. Some

people immigrate because they have been granted a refugee status or asylum to fulfill

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I think immigration and coming together as a family seeking a connection

towards oneself one’s identity and the belonging affects to those who leaving leave their

own country to flee for a better opportunities.y and making their lives better for Formatted: Strikethrough
themselves. It allowed refugees to be in control of their own identity and looking for

freedom in many cases. Events leading would be disasters or conflicts surrounding its

citizens overcoming their challenges and fears.

Grading Rubric

Feature Description Score and

Comments
Draft/Process  1st and 2nd drafts submitted on time and meet minimum word _10__/10
counts
 Effective and thoughtful work in peer review workshops
 Evidence of effort and thoughtful revision between drafts

Contents &  Paper begins with an effective title and introduction __50_/60
Ideas establishing the topic.
 Paper clearly identifies and describes conditions that force
people to immigrate.
 Paper reflects on problems immigrants face (social, cultural,
political, and bureaucratic) Commented [SA5]: This part needs revision.
 Paper draws with examples from the book and the essay.
Commented [SA6]: Use the book accurately.
 Paper discusses at least three incidents from the book that
bolsters their argument.
 Paper uses outside sources to support the points.


Organization  Paper has a clear controlling idea expressed in a well-focused ____6 / 10

thesis statement near the beginning of the paper.
 Paper is clearly organized with logical flow and connection of
ideas.
 Body paragraphs are focused.
 Transitions links ideas within and between paragraphs
Language &  Higher order grammatical errors (such as verb tense and ___12_ / 20
Mechanics form, sentence structure, word order, word choice) are rare
& Citation and demonstrate careful editing
 Lower order grammatical errors (such as articles, word form,
subject-verb agreement) are rare and do not interfere with
meaning
 Mechanical mistakes (such as spelling, punctuation errors,
formatting) are not noticeable
 Word choice is accurate, appropriate, and interesting
 All sources are cited using proper MLA/APA format.
Total
___78_ / 100

Additional Summary Comments:

Hi Justin
This is a much better draft than the one I saw during our conference. You brought some

excellent points. However, your paper struggled with awkward phrasing and language

usage. The paper needs work on organization and coherence of thought.

Good job, keep it up!

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 Works Cited

Mark, Michelle. “Jeff Sessions Said Immigrants Should 'Wait Their Turn' to Come to the US - Formatted: Left

Here's How Complicated That Process Can Be.” Business Insider, Business Insider, 3 May 2018,

www.businessinsider.com/how-to-green-card-visa-legal-immigration-us-news-trump-2017-4.

“The 7 Biggest Challenges Facing Refugees and Immigrants in the US.” Global Citizen,

www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/the-7-biggest-challenges-facing-refugees-and-immig/.

Akbar, Arifa. “The Leavers by Lisa Ko Review – Quietly Sensational Story of Migrants' Plight.”

The Guardian, Guardian News and Media, 22 Apr. 2018,

www.theguardian.com/books/2018/apr/22/leavers-lisa-ko-review-migrants-debut-chinese-

american.

Why do immigrants come to United States of America? (n.d.). Retrieved April 29, 2019, from

http://www.thegramblinite.com/news/view.php/394244/Why-do-immigrants-come-to-United-

States-

Immigration From Mexico. (n.d.). Retrieved April 29, 2019, from

https://cis.org/Report/Immigration-Mexico