Education is so important in America to get a good job and become successful. But for immigrants coming to this country, there is even more at stake. According to Foner today’s immigrants can be divided into two “camps”: those with college degrees and those with little education. In order for these immigrants to thrive it is so vital for them to have education. Yet the ironic thing is that many of these educated immigrants still do not get the same job opportunities they would have gotten in their own country.

Foner also compares they type os jobs of immigrants today and immigrants of the past. Many of the jobs from the 1900s required manual labor, whereas today what determines whether you are hired or even interviewed is if you have a college degree or not. Immigrants without college degrees have a very hard time finding good, well-paying jobs which is ironic considering how expensive college degrees are so even if an immigrant wanted to go to school in America, it would be very difficult.

Questions: Why are immigrants with higher education placed in these lower position jobs in America? Is it because their degrees from their home countries are not seen as prestigious or relevant to American society? Is this reflection of American prejudice against immigrants even in current society? How can we ensure that more doctors and lawyers who come to this country do not suffer the same fate?