[Jaime-T]

What do Americans honestly think of the overflow of immigrants coming into the United States? I am a Filipino immigrant and am consistently told Americans are grateful to have us work and live in their country, but I always say, ‘Give me a break!’ So let’s set the record straight: If you are an American (of any race), what do you think of us immigrants? Do you think we are a ‘help’ or a ‘threat’?
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Name : Jaime-T, Race : Filipino, Age : 21, City : Temecula, State : CA, Country : United States, 

[Paula]

I lived in San Diego for six and a half years, and I can honestly tell you that when I first arrived, I had no idea what a Filipino person even looked like. I am a very tolerant person, but some things tend to get on one’s nerves. At the commissary, a lot of the Filipinos would almost literally be ready to fight over an item if it was the last one on the shelf. While I realize that this is probably an individual person’s problem, I think it is indicative of other things. I feel that many immigrants are here to find a better life, or to be with their spouse, which is fine with me. The only real problem I have is when they refuse to realize that this is America, and things may not be done the same way here as they were in there homeland. I have heard immigrants gripe about our government, and that makes me mad for obvious reasons.

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Name : Paula, Gender : F, Age : 31, City : Texarkana, State : AR, Country : United States, Occupation : Student, Education level : 2 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

[Lucy H]

With the exception of those decended from Native American Indians, we are all decended from immigrants. Some of my ancestors were Indians in what is now Mexico, some were Spanish colonists, others came Northern and Eastern Europe. I am a native Californian, some parts of my family have been in California since it belong to Mexico, others have not. It is hypocritical for people who’s ancestors immigrated to this country to be anti-immigration. I’m not saying that there shouldn’t be laws to regulate immigration. Of course some laws are necessary. I know many immigrants, mostly from Mexico, Central America, and the Philipines, and on the average, these people are the hardest working people I know. Many of them work at jobs picking fruit in the fields or as maintenance people and janitors, jobs that are important, but many natural-born Americans don’t want to do because they are hard jobs that don’t pay very much. Many immigrants work so hard because they want their children to have the oportunities availible in this country that are not availible in their home counrties.

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Name : Lucy H, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : Hispanic/Latino (may be any race), Age : 24, City : San Jose, State : CA, Country : United States, Occupation : Engineer, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

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