problems that this country has faced. Because of this, America has culminated a staunch tradition of immigration stretching back to the first white settlers that set foot here. Survey after survey suggests that Americans do not think of Immigration as a good thing. The recent Immigration reform act only serves to advocate how they feel. According to the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS), Naturalization applications jumped from 110,000 in the first quarter of 1994 to 180,000 for the same quarter of this year; and the numbers keep increasing (Legislative Update, www.visalaw.com/95may/6may.html). A congressman by the name of Lamar Smith authored the initiation of what later became part of the Immigration Reform Act of 1996 (www.house.gov/lamarsmith/pr-013098.htm). The bill, appropriately called the Smith Bill, only staunches the advancement of immigrants into this country and simultaneously haults the flow of creativity and new skill. Like all other Immigration reform acts, this bill creates more barriers of entry for foreigners. The entire Immigration reform act of 1996 can be viewed at (www.visalaw.com/docs/2202.html). In conclusion, minorities, women, elderly workers, people with disabilities and foreign workers are all groups that have been excluded from the workplace in the past. Some Federal legislations acknowledge this history and are making substantial effort to assimilate all people regardless of difference. Yet there is still much work to be done and it is only through collective effort that we can acknowledge the disadvantaged past and disadvantaged present of certain groups of people. Embracing Diversity must truly be embraced as our living spaces and working spaces become ever more unified. Bibliography Amselle, Jorge., Immigrants: Helping or...
