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Immigrants who learn to speak English open themselves up to a whole new world of opportunities with unlimited potential for success.
The United States is indeed a very unique place. People are attracted from all over the world to set their feet on its beautiful shores. And it truly says a lot about the sort of country it is when you consider that, based on the promises and assurances of its government's most foundational documents, a certain degree of cooperation can even be hoped for by people from far and wide who are seeking a better way of life. From the first three words of the Constitution's Preamble to the very last period in the Bill of Rights, you become thoroughly convinced upon reading it that no other country on earth has so sworn by its most sacredly regarded documents, to grant and ensure the same kinds of rights, freedoms, and opportunities to people as the United States of America.
That's probably at least one primary reason why, irrespective of nation, color, tribe, or tongue, people from every corner of creation are drawn here year-after-year. While some seek refuge from countries ravaged by war, genocide, high crime, extreme poverty, and political corruption, others are seeking things like better living conditions, better healthcare and sanitation, and better employment opportunities. But whatever their individual reasons may be, there are two things they all have in common: the desire and expectation of securing something better for themselves and their families in the United States.
And that is definitely one of the great attributes that this country is known for—better. Better healthcare, better insurance, better sanitation, better government, better freeways, better jobs, and better opportunities for living a better life. Below, we have listed a few examples of some of the great opportunities offered to immigrants in the United States.
Free-enterprise system
Also called a free market system, a free-enterprise system is an economic system that allows private businesses to compete and operate almost completely unregulated by the government. In other words, choices about investment, production, and distribution to customers are led by price signals generated by supply and demand factors, with no price regulations or constraints on contract flexibility. Or in simpler terms, regardless of who you are, where you're from, or how long you've been living here, you are free to start a business, freely operate your business, and make all the decisions about investing, production, and selling your products or services. And the prices for your products and services are determined by the market rather than by the government. It's an amazing opportunity that's offered to every person in this country, whether native or foreign-born.
Non-traditional career paths
Historically, most immigrants in America have typically worked in entry-level positions that required only minimal education, skills, and training. Such positions have included food service workers, janitorial positions, groundskeepers, general laborers, and construction trades. And far too frequently, this has been the case for most immigrants even regardless of their past professional experiences, accomplishments, and academic backgrounds in their former countries. However, for a number of different reasons, things are changing now.
There is currently a growing demand in the United States for individuals with greater training and experience. In fact, studies have shown that since the close of the 2020 pandemic, the demand for talent in certain fields, such as mathematics and computers, has constantly exceeded the supply of talented workers, a trend which has led to requests for more immigrants with expertise in these fields to come to the U.S. to support the continued growth of our economy.
A sizeable component of the STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) workforce in the United States is made up of workers who were born abroad. As time moves forward, the U.S. economy is depending more and more on STEM employees—and STEM occupations are essential to the creativity and innovation of the nation. Moreover, many of the innovative concepts and technologies that increase American household earnings and generate jobs are typically developed by STEM experts.
Traditional paths with a twist
In addition to this new trend of non-traditional immigrant career paths are some of the more traditional careers as well, but with a some a better long-term outlook than they had in years past. No matter what country you're from or whether you've been living in the U.S. for 10 years or 10 months, if you have an industrial or entrepreneurial mindset, possess a minimal understanding about e-commerce, internet marketing, and how to access YouTube, and if you can fluently communicate in English, then you can combine this with your prior knowledge, skills, and education, and change the work trend for yourself from constant employee to self-employed or better.
You will see that we have included a brief list of some jobs that have traditionally been dominated by immigrants, but for constant minimal wages. Yet, by using the internet and a little bit of ingenuity, they can be upgraded to some lucrative businesses with relative ease:
Agricultural production, grading, sorting, and sales
Horticultural production, wholesale, and retail sales
Sewing, dressmaking, tailoring
Residential or commercial housekeeping
Laundering and pressing
When opportunity knocks
“When opportunity knocks…” is a commonly used expression in American English that means you need to be ready to take action when an opportunity is presented to you. That said, if you are currently living in the United States, then you are actually living in the middle of Opportunity Land. In other words, great opportunities are literally all around you. Identifying them is just a matter of knowing where to look.
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