ESSAY: THE INTEGRATION OF IMMIGRANTS INTO NEW SOCIETY

Nowadays, more people are migrating to other countries than ever before. In order to become integrated into society in their adopted countries, immigrants should abandon their old ways and adapt to local customs and codes of behavior. 

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It is widely acknowledged that a substantially increasing number of people are currently moving overseas. As a result, there is a thorny question raised about their integration into new society. From my own perspectives, besides getting adapted to new rules and attitudes, immigrants have to filter out the home countries’ negative conventions and  develop the precious intangible cultural assets.

On the one hand, there is no doubt that there are particular regulations in the foreign countries that immigrants should comply with for the sake of social order. Obviously, traffic may become chaotic with congestion taking place everywhere if everyone drives on one side of the road. Therefore, it is vital for all these people to be law-abiding regardless of the difference between the regulatory systems in the two nations. Moreover, observing other people’s conventional manners apparently helps newcomers become integrated into the new community more quickly. A dramatic example can be evidently seen in the fact that you will be welcomed in Japan if you show a serious attitude to the job assigned.

On the other hand, it is also vital for immigrants to protect their positive traditions and abandon the negative conventions derived from their motherland. First and foremost, preserving time-honored rituals and customs can apparently promote their patriotism and reduce homesickness. In fact, celebrating distinctively traditional holidays can be considered as an effective way to become more inspiring for the new life. In sharp contrast, it is a must for new settlers to refrain themselves from widely-held wrong assumptions and prejudice. For instance, the notion that children are not allowed to get married without parents’ consent should be eliminated since it is not rationally accepted in European nations and many other parts around the globe.

By way of conclusion, from all the arguments above, I am strongly convinced that for immigrants, while certain adjustments to their predominant social attitudes towards new regulations and lifestyles are inevitable, it is also highly recommended for them to maintain their positive cultural values and irrational suppositions.