argument. Perhaps the most convincing stat is the one taken from a A.C.L.U. study stating that immigrantsactually create more jobs for the country(126). This is because many immigrants open businessesand employ both other immigrants and citizens of the U.S.. With this added strength to his argument Davidmoves confidently to the next topic.The next myth that David addresses is that immigrants put a strain on society’s resources. David almost doesn’t even need to look at this topic because in his previous paragraph he statesso well that the immigrants actually stimulate the economy by creating jobs. David now moves onto the idea some Know-Nothings have that immigrants should not receive the social benefits thatcitizens do. In looking at this topic he states that immigrants do not actually receive any socialbenefits except for those that are most basic. David proceeds on to say that it would be“...inhumanly callous...”(127) to deny any human these rights to health and nutritional assistance. Once again he exposes the Know-Nothings non-sympathetic views for even thinking of deprivingthe immigrants of these basic needs. Again he uses good sources and stats to strengthen hisargument which is another success in disproving his opposition.David now goes on to address another believed problem with immigrants, the conceptionthat they will not adjust to our culture and “assimilate”(127). In this part of the argument herefers back to the point that we are all in a way immigrants and that our culture is the sum ofmany foreign cultures. It is unfortunate that this argument even had to be made. Not one of uswould be too happy if we had to change our way of life simply because we choose a differentplace to live. David more or less appeals to logic at this point. If an immigrant moves to acountry where freedom supposedly prevails, it is reasonable that he/she should be able to keephis/her way of life. Didn...
