Growing Roots

I appreciate that this video makes the point that many immigrants are here for important reasons (anything from war to nuclear testing). I've heard different types of negative thoughts and comments on immigration, this video shows that many immigrants went through a lot of hardship to get here. It proves that many immigrants tend to be hard working and eager to be here. It showed a family from Thailand that had to leave everything behind and come to the US or die. They made their home in Arkansas and have stayed faithful to it all this time. In fact, they said most the immigrants that come to Arkansas plan to make it their home and stay here.

Most importantly, I like that they show that our state and economy profits from our immigrants. The profits outweigh the costs, which is a fact that can come in handy in future conversations.

Looking ahead even a decade from now, the natives of Arkansas will be taken care of by this new generation that will be a mostly immigrant dominated population. That's important to take into consideration to give those children opportunities and appropriate education in schools.

Overall, I think this video shed some light on the positive points of immigrants in Arkansas as well as a positive outlook for the future.