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After reading "The Buddha in the Attic," I realized how hard it is to be an immigrant, leaving your home, family, and culture behind. But if people choose to do it, then it worth it for them. I think if immigrants are legal and not dangerous or committing any crimes, they should be welcome.

There are a couple of reasons why it’s good to have immigrants here. First, they bring diversity, enriching our culture with new perspectives, traditions, and ideas. This diversity makes our society more vibrant and dynamic. Second, immigrants often fill essential jobs and contribute significantly to the economy. They work hard and often take on roles that are crucial for our communities but may be less desirable to others. This hard work helps drive economic growth and innovation. Overall, welcoming immigrants who are legal and contribute positively to society is beneficial for everyone.

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As someone who was born in the United States from an immigrant family, this story resonated with me. I’ve grown up with American customs and am not too familiar with my family’s language and customs from where they come from. For the longest time, the US has been known as a nation of immigrants. Throughout the decades, waves of immigrants have come to the US seeking refuge and better opportunities. Immigration is a polarizing topic with many perspectives. Significant issues such as border control and undocumented immigrants need to be polished by policymakers. We must balance security concerns alongside humanitarian causes. The integration process needs to be focused on as well. Reuniting families and improving programs to help immigrants integrate more cohesively into their new lives. There is a paramount need to reform the immigration system.

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Even before reading "The Buddha in the Attic," I strongly believed that there should be no strict regulations for entering what people consider a free country. The world is vast and there should be room for everyone to live wherever they choose without fear of being expelled based on their nationality. The fact that in the book the only way for these women to enter this "free country" was by becoming "mail-order brides" seems absurd to me. I believe that at the very least, the process of becoming a citizen should be made easier.

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The book movingly demonstrates how these women made substantial contributions to America's cultural and economic fabric in spite of great adversity. This story puts a human face on the experience of immigrants and serves as a reminder that people with hopes, concerns, and limitless potential are always lurking behind policy discussions. As an advocate of everyone's inalienable right to travel, I regard these tales as strong argument in favor of more welcoming and humane immigration laws. We must pay attention to and take action against the marginalization and discrimination that immigrants have endured throughout history. To guarantee equitable treatment, legal safeguards, and opportunity for all, comprehensive reforms are required. We celebrate the determination and accomplishments of immigrants by adopting a more liberal and compassionate stance on immigration, who aim for more than just a better living for not just themselves but enlighten our society as a whole.

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After reading " The Buddha In The Attic," I think the United States should make the immigration process easier for everyone, especially those with many kids. The United States should be welcoming immigrants and be helpful to them. Immigrants who come to the United States can be better for the country. The immigrants that come to the country can work on many things, and the government would be making more money from everyone who works. Also, immigrants can bring in their culture and own way of living, which can help the country learn something new and develop new technologies. Some immigrants can be really smart which will be helpful to the country. Besides all that the United States should be welcoming the immigrants because they are striving to find a better life and they think America is the best place for it. America should be the country with the most opportunities and people who are willing to strive for a better life. But before bringing people to the country, there should be strict rules and also a background check. The United States should check a person's background history to see if they are criminals or running away from something or could bring trouble to the country. America should not just bring anyone. There should be rules and the people should have clean record to ensure they won't bring trouble with them, or harm the country or its citizen.

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After reading and before reading The Buddha In The Attic my views remain the same on immigration. I have a strong dislike for it because I feel like everyone human should have the right to live where they like. I was totally disgusted even more after reading the book. People always believe that the United States is the answer to their hardships. The truth is that for the vast many it is a great opportunity to provide for their family or families compared to their foreign country. I feel like if immigrants are not causing trouble and actually being productive in the economy then why should we deport them. I hope that one day all Americas can come together as one. I actually had a close family member who made some bad choices and they tried to deport him, and guess what? That particular third world country DENIED HIM. I was so shocked when I heard that because I thought it was only us who send people away. If times were as extreme as they were in the 1900's right now in the present it would totally be a disaster.

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As someone deeply engaged with the complexities of immigration in the United States, do to studying immigration law in some context, I hold a perspective rooted in empathy, inclusivity, and a commitment to justice. First of all, I think it's critical to acknowledge the diversity of the immigrant population. Individuals go to the US in search of economic opportunity, safety from persecution, or family reunions. Each of their tales is unique and worthy of consideration and comprehension; they are all unique and different. I've seen that immigrants significantly contribute to American society in a variety of ways. Their hard labor, entrepreneurial enthusiasm, and cultural contributions mold our communities and encourage growth. Everyone is flawed, in my opinion, but they should all be given a chance. My strong belief in the worth and dignity of every human being also influences my viewpoint on immigration to the United States. We can create a society that is more inclusive and just for everyone by supporting laws that are humane and encouraging empathy and peace!

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I believe that America was a nation founded on the ideals of being a Melting Pot and that constantly should be looking to add to the population by way of immigration. The Buddha in the Attic does a really good job of emphasizing the hardships and difficulty of leaving your home country and putting everyone and everything in your life behind to try to build a new family in America. On the whole, I am content with modern immigration, but you still hear stories about the mistreatment of mass quantities of immigrants every year. Although we don't outright have internment camps like the ones described in The Buddha in the Attic, there are still modern barriers to entry in place to dissuade others from properly immigrating into our country. I hope that the government is able to clean up some of the red tape that exists, and we can get back to the Great American Melting Pot described in Schoolhouse Rock.

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No I do not think the United States could place citizens in internment camps again. Immigration in the U.S. is what our country was built on. Many people from many different cultures and ethnicities come to the U.S. In hope of better opportunities and a better life. The same was true for the picture brides of the early 1900s. Back then anyone who wasn't white was treated as less than equal and with prejudice against them. Now in the 21st century I would like to believe that white Americans and immigrants have assimilated to a degree where there is no way that we as American citizens could allow fellow American citizens to be discriminated against, segregated, treated differently, and put into internment camps. That would be a violation of their rights as citizens and I would hope it would go against every person in the united states morals. Immigrants and slaves are what the united states was built on and to simply cast a entire ethnicity to the side because of war is frankly unbelievable, if it were to happen in the modern day it would be like nothing has changed, all of the work over the past 100 years to make progress towards racial equality all for not. These are your neighbors, your friends your coworkers, how could you treat them as less than equal. As Americans we must accept immigrants as we would want to be accepted in a new country, there is absolutely no reason to treat someone differently because of the place they came from, and as a nation we need to make it easier for immigrants to be accepted into the country, although I fear sometimes that it is only getting harder. If we aren't allowing immigrants to become U.S. citizens than what kind of country have we become.

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As an immigrant myself, I came to America when I was quite young. Fortunately, I came at a more peaceful time, while racial prejudices still exist, it wasn't as bad as what as I saw in, "The Buddha In The Attic." Like most of the women described in the book, a lot of Immigrants come to America in hopes for a better life than the one they would have had in their home land. To escape poverty, to increase their families' economic and social status, to bring honor to their parents, whatever reason it was, it was important for them to immigrate. It was a horrible time for the Japanese during the internment camp era. Due to widespread fear, paranoia, and hysteria, they were forced into these horrid camps. Personally, I think immigration brings in a lot of benefits and should be more welcomed. Social and cultural diversity and enrichment, workforce diversity, which can lead to some workforce gaps being filled, more skilled minds to think of different and new innovations, and many more. Reading the book can definitely help you broaden your thinking about how some people just want to live a nice life and don't deserve the hardships they went through. We are all people in the end.

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I believe immigration to America is a great thing both for Americans and people looking to come to America. The opportunities are endless for people who are willing to work hard and put forth an effort to create the life they want. After reading The Buddha in the Attic, I was enlightened to the many hardships that immigrants face and how life changing leaving ones home country can be. I think Americans need to do a better job of welcoming immigrants to America rather than making them feel like worthless outsiders. After all, we are all humans and almost everyone here had ancestors who made the same decision to come to America for a better life. Showing respect too and helping to integrate immigrants to American life would go a long way in improving the immigration process for people moving to America.

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A realistic portrayal of the thrill and anxiety of moving to a foreign land is found in The Buddha in the Attic. People come to the United States in search of a better life, either for themselves or for their families. I believe that a better solution is required so that families that are suffering can have better prospects and lives. They shouldn't have to struggle and have it affect future generations just because they were born in a foreign nation. We aren't in a Game of Thrones, so I don't think they should be treated any differently or given less opportunities just because of where they were born. Everyone immigrates for a cause, and in my opinion, there should be a better way to address all of the problems that arise along the process so that everyone has the chance to maintain happy lives and the bad parts get removed or at least fixed a bit. It is just unsteady and not properly controlled.

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After reading, "The Buddha in the Attic," my mind has expanded on the impact immigration has in America. As a daughter who comes from immigrant parents, I'm more influenced with the immigration process to become more easier, but with rules and regulations set among to prevent those with such intentions from arriving. Viewing immigration from a perspective of compassion, shows how much immigrants just come to America to give their families the better life they never had the opportunity to have. We shouldn't treat them like no other, but instead stand all together as one.

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After reading the "Buddha in the Attic" and as an immigrant myself, it really opened at how much crueler immigration was then, but also finding parallels between the difficulties now. Many aspects of American culture comes from immigration and diversity, yet immigrants have been demonized and exploited for years. Families get torn apart constantly, connections get muddied. Not to mention the difficulty of assimilating the culture and being accepted after the difficulty of entering the country. I think there needs to be more empathy and humanity within the immigration process and our society as a whole, whilst still maintaining security.

There were also more discussions in the "Buddha in the Attic" around the immigrant woman identity which I am not used to seeing (but was really happy with). Typically, media puts us under one umbrella and one struggle regardless of our background. But that is far from the truth. In the book, women were exploited not just by the country they thought they would build better lives in, but their own communities too. And this dynamic still exists to this day. It is imperative to acknowledge intersectionality between these two identities so we can learn. This learning is a start to build better empathy so things can change.

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"The Buddha in the Attic" tells the story of what it's like coming into a country not knowing a lot about it. It's a scary, life-changing experience. Today, immigration in America is a topic with very different views. This country was founded on the idea that anyone can build a better life for themselves and their family. Everyone should be able to do just that.

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I believe that the main issue with immigration is the difficulty of the process. Many people trying to move to the US are torn apart from their families and treated terribly as we saw in "The Buddha in the Attic". As a country, we need to work on the integration of new immigrants into our lives and culture as to ensure that they are not left behind or pushed aside when they came here for a better life.

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After reading, "The Buddha in the Attic," my eyes were really opened about Immigration and the significance. I think our government needs to work harder to find a better solution. Families should never be torn apart and coming to America should not be so hard. However, I do believe there needs to be security on who can get in and if they are safe or not, but overall, we need to band together and find a better solution.

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After reading "The Buddha in the Attic", my mind has opened up a little bit more on immigration. With both my parents and my grandmother being born in Mexico, I think I am a little more biased on making the immigration process easier. While my parents were both in the US before I was born, I remember the quite long process of trying to get my grandmother in. In saying that though, I do not think we should just let everyone in. There does need to be a system such as the one we have right now, but I think it should be made slightly more easier and make the process slightly quicker as there are plenty of people out there living in very harsh environments or be in bad situations.

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Reading "The Buddha in the Attic" brings immigrants hardships and dedication to light. It highlights the ongoing difficulties in achieving equality and acceptance. Aiming for better lives, immigrants make significant improvements to society. We need compassionate laws that respect their humanity and ensure a neutral legal system. We are stronger as a group because of our diversity and common experiences.

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Immigration is a crucial part of America as we were built upon it. Immigrants often come as hard-working individuals that are trying to create themselves and their family a better life. My father did just that when he immigrated to America. With this being said, I still believe that we should have immigration laws and rules that must be followed at all times. I do not believe we should have open borders flooded with unregulated immigrants rushing through. By going through the right processes and legal requirements, we can assure a safe and effective transition for immigrants that want to move into America.

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"The Buddha in the Attic" draws attention to the nature of the immigrant experience and the ongoing struggles for acceptance and equality. It urges us to view immigration through a lens of compassion, recognizing the contributions and humanity of those seeking a better life. As we navigate the current debates on immigration, it’s essential to remember these lessons and strive for a society that welcomes and values all its members.

Immigration is a hotly debated topic. The lessons from "The Buddha in the Attic" are more relevant than ever. We must strive to create a society that not only welcomes but also values and supports all its members, recognizing that our collective strength lies in our diversity and our shared human experiences.

Reflecting on my own experiences, a previous class assignment significantly influenced my perspective on U.S. immigration. We watched a video depicting an older brother and his younger siblings fleeing their country in hopes of finding safety and opportunity in the United States. The video was disheartening and eye-opening. It initially changed my perspective on immigration, as it showcased the dire circumstances and immense hardships many face in their pursuit of a better life.

Growing up in a sheltered environment, I was largely unaware of the realities of immigration. However, as I've matured and become a parent myself, I can no longer ignore these issues. I empathize deeply with the children in those stories, understanding that all they desire is a chance for a safer, better future. This realization has profoundly shifted my views.

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I don't think that the US has a immigration problem. I think they have a integration problem. I think that the US problem is that getting foreign people mixed into the "American way of life" is the problem. Foreigners don't get the same opportunities. On top of that I don't think that they are educated on Americans. After going over seas on deployments , to NATO countries, many people said that we don't act how they expected us to act. What I'm getting at is that maybe some people come over here and are afraid to talk to Americans because that they are aggressive or some thing along those lines.

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After reading "The Buddha in the Attic", it made me think of what our immigration situation is currently like. Although there is a tedious yet steady system in place to become a US citizen (my parents took this route after immigrating from France), it is not impossible to achieve. I believe immigration, when it is done right and controlled properly, can be a hugely useful asset, letting in people from very diverse backgrounds have their shot at the American Dream. However, when it is unregulated then you run a higher risk of letting those with ill intentions in. But, similar to the Buddha in the Attic novel, immigrants can contribute their own unique characteristics and add invaluable contributions to the population of the USA.

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The 'picture brides' in the novel thought they would live a grander life coming to the U.S., but were met with the complete opposite. This reality continues to ring true for immigrants today. Some people see immigrants as intruders or a waste of resources, they're not very welcomed by others. Instead of viewing immigrants as new potential being brought into the nation and allowing it to grow, they feel threatened by the idea that what they have may decrease or cease to be. In the novel there many 'picture brides' with many backgrounds. When it came to working in the fields it was the ones who grew up in a farm or mountain who could keep up and even improve production. Instead of looking at immigrants as clutter we should see them for the valuable skill they have to offer and further polish it. If the nation is to continue to grow we need people who will help nourish that growth, citizen or not.

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In my opinion, immigration is effective for the development of the American society and must remain ongoing. Although I have also become increasingly aware of the problems of undocumented immigration I believe you must have avenues through which persons can legally come and work in the United States. Undocumented immigrants are hardworking people, positively change our society by adding to its diverse ethnic background and values, and are a source of talent in our labor market. The struggles depicted in the book “The Buddha in the Attic” demonstrate the exploitation and racism of Japanese immigrant women in the early twentieth century: they keep Bangladeshis’ working and civil rights’ injustice in mind is a reminder that all immigrants must be treated with decency. In conclusion, it is my opinion that proper Immigration Reform that present a reasonable and humane method of entering the United States of America should be to the benefits of the society, culture and economy of this nation.

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After completing our reading of "The Buddha in the Attic," I've come to recognize the true advantages of immigration in the United States. People from around the world, with different backgrounds, have the opportunity of achieving greater things here. It also greatly increases America's diversity, which can help us begin to understand and accept one another more. Like the journey of the Japanese brides, immigrants contribute many unique and special traits, and insights, which strengthens us as a nation. I think immigration is very important to our society, it should bring us together, and we can learn so much from each other.

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After reading "The Buddha in the Attic," I considered immigration in the United States. America was founded on immigration, but it does not mean borders should be open to uncontrolled acceptance. A regulated immigration system is crucial for maintaining order and fairness.

Immigrants come across problems such as cultural adaptation and economic hardship, but they contribute essential diversity and talents. Recognizing their humanity and goals is critical. While preserving strong borders, the United States should work toward an honest and equitable immigration system to create a more inclusive society.