Emma Lazarus & American identity Literature & Language Research Paper

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Emma Lazarus and American identity
Introduction
Immigration in the United States began in the colonial era in the 18th century. Most of the immigrants, however, entered the country in the mid-19th century following the Second World War leading to the enactment of anti-immigration laws that limited the number of immigrants entering the country in the 1940s. Refugees and other immigrants flooding into the United States created a rift in government, leading to the neglect of policies of equality and leading to the rise of racial discrimination. The government allowed racial communities to establish individually, causing the rich communities to have advantages over poor communities like the African Americans and Latinos. Emma Lazarus and a Puerto Rican poet Judith Ortiz Cofer demonstrate the effects of immigration in the United States and describe the liberty of the people in their works of art.
Today the government of the United States has failed to secure constitutional reforms to legalize some immigrants. Racism is a sensitive topic in the United States, owing to the era of immigration. In the resent political events in the United States saw Trump attacking four congresswomen stating that they come from outside American in countries with poor democratic bases. According to this article, she states that the racist nature in the country has been prevalent throughout the history of the US since the migration era.
Jewish immigration to the United States begun in the colonial era when the British were establishing colonial rule in the 18th century. Most of the Jew migration into the United States took place in the 19th century as Jews moved to Diaspora countries to establish businesses and religion. The start of the Second World War saw the largest immigration to the United States using ships. Yiddish speaking Jews feared the untenable pogroms in Europe as refugees running to the exile as refugees. Jewish Americans quickly adjusted to the assimilation policies of the times to become American citizens. The increase in the rate of immigration during the world war leads to the creation of legislation limiting the number of immigrants entering the United States. According to Omer-Sherman (51), most Jews were rejected with fear for the national security of the country leading to the enactment of immigration control laws in the states.
Immigration involves people moving to another country for residence regardless of the reason for their migration. Such people are called immigrants. Immigration can be classified into permanent or temporal immigration. Every country has its criteria for determining the legality of immigrants metering the country. The American laws prescribe that all immigrants get an immigrant visa or petition or otherwise apply for immigration. The government of the United States, according to Skerry (20), categorizes the immigrants basing on the nature of the activity they have in the country or the relationship they have with citizens in the country. The job status may also be considered in that case. The United States federal laws limit the number of immigrants to be accepted into the country every year, and hence immigrants with a high...