10 Myths About Immigration

Here is another article that I read for my education class, that I think is something interesting to bring up. The 10 myths are:

1. Most immigrants are here illegally.


2. It's just as easy to enter the country legally today as it was when my ancestors arrived.


3. There is a way to enter the country legally for anyone who wants to get in line.


4. My ancestors learned English, but today's immigrants refuse.


5. Today's immigrants don't want to blend in and become "Americanized".


6. Immigrants take good jobs from Americans.


7. Undocumented immigrants bring crime


8. Undocumented immigrants don't pay taxes but still get benefits.


9. The United States is being overrun by immigrants like never before.


10. Anyone who enters the country illegally is a criminal.

The article goes on to explain each myth and why it isn't true, and if anyone wants to read the article, the link to it is: www.tolerance.org/magazine/number-39-spring-2011/10-myths-about-immigration. I really liked this article because a number of these thing I believed myself before reading it. It is important for everyone to read stuff like this and not just believe everything you hear, which is something I am guilty of at times. It proves a lot of what I once thought wrong, and makes you realize how ignorant you can be at times.

Brigit May, Post 18