In 2015, President Barack Obama attended a ceremony of naturalization and said, “…we don’t simply welcome new immigrants, we don’t simply welcome new arrivals — we are born of immigrants. That is who we are.…”
So who are the immigrants, why do they leave their homeland, and what do they bring with them to the new homeland? Once we understand the quote, it may become easy to find the answers as it will be less about “them” and more about “us” with the exception that today immigrants do not come only to run from persecution whether social, economic, and political. They leave their homes for higher studies, research, and professional development.
Leaving the homeland is not easy. There is very strong pull and bond with the land. Just like a rocket needs boosters to drive it against the gravitational pull to the new unknown land, immigrants are required to have a drive to break their living norms. Let us review some basic traits that make an immigrant. Continue reading.