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Social Problems

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Social Problems
Immigrant discrimination has been a major problem in the United States. The occurrence
of this kind of discrimination can be as a result of immigrant status or racial background. In the
new society, migrants become rationalized minorities and not only migrants. Discrimination
intermediates the relationship between the origin of an individual and different kinds of trust.
The American social hierarchy rigidity constituted a set of rigid social categories that determined
a person’s economic ability and occupation (Roy, 2020). A greater part of American history
highlights the rigidity of the social class, including the enforcement of rules by private and public
institutions on racial segregation and prejudices. The American society is stratified into social
classes based on wealth, occupation, and education (Liu, Srivastava, 2019). This essay seeks to
elaborate on a letter to my past about a particular situation concerning the problems caused by
immigration and American social hierarchy rigidity to see the problem in deeper ways.
During the third semester of my first year on campus, I applied for a five-year scholarship
study in Chicago, which happened to be approved three months after application. I was excited
to finally get to see my dream come true. As we arrived in Chicago at the university, we got a
warm welcome from one of the registration coordinators. Her smile beamed from its ages, and
her face shone beautifully as she spoke to me. The first impression made me feel like I was at the
right place. However, as I began the admission process, things appeared different, and I knew
that I needed to catch up because their stay would not be as easy as I thought color defined the
level of attention that one got from Americans as a newly admitted international student.
Although I did not grow up in Asia, I realized that people still recognized me as an Asian girl.
The white color seemed to be an added advantage because they were hardly kept waiting, unlike
the black students who had to wait for as long as it takes.

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The thought of equality among people had me questioning why color or race had to be
the cause of separation. Around the third week of my stay in Chicago, I encountered a very hard
situation. I vividly remember that it was around noon, and I had to go to the cafeteria to look for
something to eat. After reserving a quiet place where I could sit, a team of three girls and two
boys came to the specific spot where I wa...