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Immigration in America What is an American? An American is someone who loves their country and the people in it, and believes in bettering their own lives as well as the lives of those around them. Does it really matter that these individuals may be of Arab descent? No, not at all; their ethnic background has anything to do with being American. To say that the majority of people in the United States have some sort of tie with an ethnic background from a different country would be a safe assumption. This is what makes our American Culture unique. Immigrants bring to our country strong family structures and strong morals. Foreigners also help our economy prosper (Julian L. Simon). Immigrants are what help make America be America; by being a multicultural society standing united. In today’s American society it is not uncommon for their to be families broken up by divorce or other domestic disturbances. However, Mexican immigrants seem to have much stronger family values. (Rocky Arcadi) For many mexicans, family comes first over everything; for many of them family is all they have. This is especially true of traditional developing societies. Many of these newcomers have strong traditions and beliefs which are strict and are inst