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This 3 page paper analyzes James Fallows’ 1983 article on immigration. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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paper analyzes his article "Immigration: how its affecting us." Discussion Fallows begins his article by pointing out some of the common claims made against immigrants: that wont learn English; they
take jobs from Americans; they are driving the economy into the ground, etc. He then refutes them by considering four broad topics: money, language, race and the law (Fallows, 1983).
He begins by quoting Theodore White, who wrote in 1982: "It was "noble, revolutionary--and probably the most thoughtless of the many acts of the Great Society" (Fallows, 1983). White was
talking about the amendments made to the Immigration and Nationality Act in 1965 (Fallows, 1983). The amendments werent designed to increase the number of immigrants and in fact they limited
them; what they did do was "revolutionize the nature of the immigrant population" (Fallows, 1983). For the first time, the U.S. was not favoring immigrants from Europe (the idea that
"Americas new citizens should resemble its old ones"); instead, it was treating all immigrants equally (Fallows, 1983). The result of this new policy was "a stampede, almost an invasion"
and that is what critics object to: they see these new, hardworking immigrants, many now from Asia, as being a threat to the American way of life (Fallows, 1983). As
an example of just how hard immigrants work and what they can contribute, Fallows traces the fortunes of the Nguyen family, who came here legally from Vietnam (1983). Every single
family member scrimped, sacrificed and faced physical danger to come to the U.S.; Fallows argues that they deserve the same chance as everyone else (1983). He points out that most
people agree-as long as the immigrants dont do anything that threatens American livelihoods, then they become anathema (Fallows, 1983). He uses the example of the Vietnamese who settled in Kemah,
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