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they have. a place to safe an free from discrimination stated <br />i ted �n Article. o <br />Universal Declaration of Human Rights. <br />It's clear to rye that without immigration, most of us would not be hire right no <br />because our ancestors immigrated to America. Without immigration, the US w ould not <br />benefit from our unique divers it r and rich cultural tradition <br />s and values, vve get to eno <br />variety of food, music, and artistic o salsa spaghetti, t fortune cookies, lefse, ja and <br />soccer were all either introduced or influenced by other cultures. I absolut love the <br />Swedish meatballs, turkey, mashed potatoes, red cabbage lef <br />sa, green beans, cranberries, and <br />stuffing from nay grandmother's cultural backgrounds that our family and gets to enjoy ever <br />Thanksgiving and Christmas. And, I enjoy learrrin about rn <br />heritage as my grandmother <br />prepares these special meals and tells her stories. I'm thankful. for the opportunities e opportunrtres I have to <br />learn about and be exposed to different rent cultural traditions o <br />the mangy wonderful and <br />interesting friends I who immigrated to the. U.S. Maybe rn <br />r I will fulfill my childhood <br />fish to travel around the world where I can 1 knowledge pp and un d e rstandings as i <br />experience each country I stop in. <br />f think I'm only beginning to understand Why immigration <br />g r such a controversial <br />issue today and how complicated it is for immigrants. s I tr "decode" to decode this complicated <br />topic, f have concluded that some people are afraid of the cultural <br />differences and are afraid <br />that will be a problem concerning their safety. others are c oncerned oneerned that i may <br />start to over populate the nationals and begin to overrule the U Some e <br />p ople worry that <br />scarce resources will become even more limited due to the greatly <br />t <br />increasi <br />seems tha rrro g popult1on.. It <br />most of the current controversies are related to ontrolli undocu mented <br />g <br />immigrants. I', con used as to why n our government think <br />that they can keep Mexican <br />immigrants out of the U.S. by constructing a large w all to blo illegal immigrants <br />i <br />crossing the her g grants from <br />g der, when the wall on ly covers half'the p ossible entrances. feel, that b <br />i p ar <br />setting up a fence or all on the border between Mexico and <br />the U.S., the nations are stunting <br />the progress needed to follow the Universal Declaration of <br />Duman Rights.. <br />So, do people have a human right to live wherever they choose se n this earth? <br />to article l of the Universal Declaration of Duman Rights, ev <br />to a nationality every has the right <br />t and the right to change his or her It seems to nationality. .e that people <br />should <br />be able to live wherever they want, but 1 understand needing <br />g to set limits e if <br />resources are getting scarce or need to be protected or if our safer is at rise <br />lirr��its the If 'we need to set <br />n the I�m should not violate the Universal Declaration of <br />um.arr Rights, the <br />United States Bill of Rights, and the Minnesota Tan Rig Act. In fact, those documents <br />shoed be the guide and foundat for our irr mi ration oli <br />p ores and laves. <br />I believe that everyone has the right to live in a safe lace tha <br />h p at protects his r her <br />human <br />rights. I also believe that with those rights comes the responsibility r <br />to care for each <br />other, protect our environment, and appreciate the contributions rhutrons w are all capable of gMn.. <br />The diversity that immigration has broug to the United <br />g State s is im helps our <br />communities to b e successful in daily life and in major conflicts. If <br />J everyone were able to <br />learn hove to work. together in their smaller communities <br />men the world community would b <br />mach up of cooperative groups f`people. Knowing people from g p p or all over the w orld helps us <br />understand, ,respect and see each other 'as equal. These x <br />eonnectIons can lead to cooperation <br />and peace among countries. <br />