What If You Were An Immigrant? | Ben Huh | TEDxPortland
Summary
TLDRDer Sprecher erzählt von seiner eigenen Einwandererfamilie und deren Erfahrungen in den USA. Er reflektiert über die verschiedenen Aspekte der Einwanderung, wie Armut, Hoffnung und die Herausforderungen durch menschgemachte Barrieren. Er betont die Wichtigkeit der Einwanderung für das Wachstum und die Vielfalt der US-Gesellschaft und fordert zu einer intelligenten Diskussion über die Einwanderungspolitik auf.
Takeaways
- 🌐 Der Sprecher kam als 14-jähriger Immigrant in das Land und hat die Erfahrungen und Herausforderungen des Lebens als Immigranten verinnerlicht.
- 🏡 Er erinnert sich an die Zeit, in einer Einzimmerwohnung zu leben, wo seine Eltern auf dem Wohnzimmerboden schliefen und die Scham, die sie empfanden, als er Freunde nach Hause brachte.
- 💼 Immigranten erleben oft Armut und soziale Benachteiligung, aber sie sind von Hoffnung und dem Glauben an einen besseren Zukunft für ihre Kinder geprägt.
- 🚢 Im Vergleich zu vor hundert Jahren, als Immigration durch Natur und physische Hindernisse beeinflusst wurde, sind heutige Herausforderungen menschengemacht und politisch motiviert.
- ✈️ Heutzutage beeinflusst Immigrationspolitik, wie Menschen sich auf der Welt bewegen können, und kann die Trennung von Familien und die Schaffung von Barrieren zur Folge haben.
- 📉 Die Wahrnehmung von Immigration hat sich über die Zeit geändert, aber die Tatsache, dass das Land von Immigranten aufgebaut wurde, ist unverändert geblieben.
- 🌱 Trotz der Anerkennung der Rolle von Immigranten in der Vergangenheit, gibt es eine Unruhe und ein Misstrauen gegenüber der Aufnahme neuer Immigranten.
- 🏭 Es gibt eine Vorstellung, dass nur bestimmte, qualifizierte oder aus bestimmten Ländern stammende Menschen in das Land zugelassen werden sollten.
- 🌟 Immigranten tragen signifikant zur wirtschaftlichen Vielfalt und zum Wachstum bei, wie durch die Tatsache verdeutlicht wird, dass über ein Drittel aller amerikanischen Technologie-Startups mindestens einen Immigranten als Mitgründer hat.
- 🗣️ Es wird betont, dass es wichtig ist, eine intelligente Diskussion über Immigration zu führen und die Entscheidungen nicht den Politikern überlassen, sondern die Werte und Überzeugungen der Menschen widerzuspiegeln.
Q & A
Warum kommt der Sprecher in das Land?
-Der Sprecher kommt als Einwanderer in das Land.
Was ist das besondere an der Art und Weise, wie der Sprecher über Einwanderung spricht?
-Der Sprecher spricht aus einer persönlichen Perspektive über Einwanderung und betont die Verbindung zwischen Verständnis für die amerikanische Kultur und der Einwandererfahrung.
Wie alt war der Sprecher, als er in das Land kam?
-Der Sprecher war 14 Jahre alt, als er in das Land kam.
Was erinnert der Sprecher sich von seiner Kindheit in einem Einwandererhaushalt?
-Der Sprecher erinnert sich an das Leben in einer Einzimmerwohnung, wo seine Eltern auf dem Boden schliefen und die Scham, die sie empfanden, als er Freunde nach Hause brachte.
Wie definiert der Sprecher das Elend der Einwanderer?
-Der Sprecher sieht das Elend der Einwanderer als unfair und betont, dass es nicht nur durch Armut, sondern auch durch Träume und Hoffnung geprägt ist.
Wie hat sich die Einwandererfahrung im Vergleich zu 100 Jahren früher verändert?
-100 Jahre früher war die Einwandererfahrung von der Natur und physischen Gegebenheiten geprägt, heute wird das Elend durch menschengemachte Hindernisse wie Politik und Bürokratie verursacht.
Was sind die Hauptgründe für die Unannehmlichkeiten, die Einwanderer heute erleben?
-Heutzutage sind die Hauptgründe für die Unannehmlichkeiten, die Einwanderer erleben, politischer Natur, wie etwa die Trennung von Familien, die Bedrohung durch Ablehnung der Einreise und Vorurteile.
Wie betrachtet der Sprecher die Haltung der Menschen in seinem Land gegenüber Einwanderern?
-Der Sprecher meint, dass die Menschen in seinem Land ein ambivalentes Verhältnis zu Einwanderern haben, wobei sie anerkennen, dass das Land auf Einwanderern aufgebaut ist, aber gleichzeitig unzufrieden sind, wenn es darum geht, neue Menschen aufzunehmen.
Was sagt der Sprecher über die wirtschaftliche Bedeutung der Einwanderung für das Land aus?
-Der Sprecher betont, dass Einwanderung für das Wachstum der Bevölkerung und die Wirtschaft des Landes von entscheidender Bedeutung ist, insbesondere angesichts sinkender Geburtenraten in anderen entwickelten Ländern.
Wie sieht der Sprecher die Rolle von Einwanderern bei der Gründung von Technologieunternehmen?
-Der Sprecher erwähnt, dass über ein Drittel aller amerikanischen Technologiestart-ups mindestens einen Einwanderer als Mitgründer hat und ermutigt zu einer Diskussion darüber, wer zugelassen werden sollte.
Was fordert der Sprecher als Lösung für die Einwanderungsdebatte?
-Der Sprecher fordert eine intelligente Diskussion über die Einwanderungspolitik und ermutigt die Menschen, sich für ihre Überzeugungen einzusetzen und nicht anderen die Entscheidung zu überlassen.
Outlines
🌐 Einwanderer in Amerika
Der Sprecher erzählt von seiner persönlichen Erfahrung als Einwanderer in die USA. Er kam ins Land als 14-Jähriger und erzählt von der Härte der Einwanderung, von der Notwendigkeit, die amerikanische Kultur zu verstehen und wie er trotz seiner Herkunft ein Teil der amerikanischen Gesellschaft wurde. Er beschreibt auch die Schwierigkeiten seiner Eltern, die in Armut lebten und die Scham, die sie empfanden, als er Freunde nach Hause brachte. Der Sprecher reflektiert darüber nach, dass Einwanderung oft mit Armut verbunden ist, aber auch von Hoffnung und dem Glauben an eine bessere Zukunft für die nächste Generation geprägt ist.
🌱 Die Veränderung der Einwanderung
Der Sprecher diskutiert, wie sich die Art und Weise, wie Einwanderer in die USA kommen, im Laufe der Zeit verändert hat. Während es vor hundert Jahren durch Naturkatastrophen und Krankheiten gefährlich war, sind heutzutage die größten Herausforderungen politischer Natur. Er erwähnt, dass moderne Einwanderungsprobleme oft durch menschgemachte Barrieren wie bürokratische Hürden und Vorurteile verursacht werden. Der Sprecher kritisiert auch die Widersprüche in der Einstellung der Amerikaner gegenüber Einwanderern, die gleichzeitig von der Bedeutung der Einwanderung für das Land überzeugt sind, aber oft widerwillig sind, neue Menschen aufzunehmen.
🏭 Wirtschaft und Einwanderung
Der Sprecher stellt die wirtschaftlichen Vorteile der Einwanderung hervor und wie sie für das Wachstum und die Vielfalt der amerikanischen Bevölkerung beigetragen hat. Er betont, dass die meisten Einwanderer aus der Hoffnung auf ein besseres Leben kommen und dass viele von ihnen zu denjenigen gehören, die die amerikanische Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft bereichern. Er erzählt auch von seiner eigenen Familie, die von Armut und harter Arbeit ausging und wie sie es schafften, in Amerika erfolgreich zu sein. Der Sprecher argumentiert, dass viele Amerikaner eine veraltete Sichtweise auf Einwanderung haben und dass die politischen Diskussionen über Einwanderungspolitik oft von Vorurteilen und nicht von der Realität der Einwanderung geprägt sind.
🗣️ Diskussion und Entscheidung
Der Sprecher fordert zu einer offenen und ehrlichen Diskussion über Einwanderung auf und fragt, wer wir eigentlich zulassen sollten. Er betont, dass es wichtig ist, dass die Menschen ihre Meinung äußern und die politischen Entscheidungsträger darüber informieren, welche Art von Einwanderern sie willkommen heißen möchten. Der Sprecher ist der Meinung, dass es nicht nur um diejenigen geht, die reich oder qualifiziert sind, sondern auch um diejenigen, die die amerikanischen Werte teilen und zur Gesellschaft beitragen möchten. Er appelliert an die Zuhörer, aktiv zu werden und ihre Stimme in der Debatte über Einwanderung zu hören zu lassen.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Einwanderer
💡Internetkultur
💡Generation
💡Armut
💡Träume und Hoffnung
💡Migrationspolitik
💡Vorurteile
💡Diversität
💡Integration
💡Gesellschaftliche Barrieren
💡Identität
Highlights
The speaker emphasizes that they're not here for humor but to discuss a deeply personal experience related to immigration.
The speaker came to the United States as an immigrant at the age of 14, which allowed them to both retain their original culture and adapt to American life.
Many immigrants work in traditional roles (e.g., dry cleaners, grocery stores, etc.), but the speaker broke this stereotype by entering the field of internet culture.
The speaker shares their personal experience of living in a one-bedroom apartment with their parents who sacrificed comfort for their child's well-being.
Immigration is described as an 'unfair trade,' where parents bear the costs, and children reap the benefits, while future generations often forget the sacrifices made.
The immigrant experience is not monolithic; some immigrants face poverty, while others do not, yet dreams and hope often fill the gaps created by poverty.
The speaker contrasts immigration from a century ago, which was defined by nature's challenges, with modern immigration, which is hindered by human-made policies.
The main obstacles for contemporary immigrants are policies, bureaucracy, separation from family, and prejudice, rather than natural barriers.
The contradiction in American society: While the U.S. claims to be a nation built by immigrants, there's resistance to letting new immigrants in.
The speaker discusses historical and current immigration policies that have been influenced by race, such as the Chinese Exclusion Act and Arizona's SB 1070.
Despite the challenges, immigration is crucial for sustaining the U.S. economy and population growth, especially as birth rates among non-immigrant populations decline.
The speaker reflects on their family's struggles, working as janitors after immigrating, and the hardships they endured to build a better future.
Immigrants often make significant contributions to the economy, with more than a third of American technology startups having at least one immigrant co-founder.
The speaker acknowledges that immigrants aren't inherently good or bad, but they are often a true reflection of America's diversity and complexity.
The call to action: The speaker urges the audience to actively engage in discussions and decisions about immigration policies, rather than leaving these choices to politicians.
Transcripts
so I'm not here to talk about something
that's funny I'm here to talk about
something that's really really close to
my heart in fact it is so close I cannot
Escape it it's because I came to this
country as an
immigrant it's it's hard for some people
to notice when somebody's an immigrant I
do things related to internet culture
which is very
um American it is very internet you have
to be in the zeit guys it is a class of
work that people who are like me do not
do run dry cleaners grocery stores nail
salons
711s maybe we get an H1B visa and we
work at
Microsoft but we do not go out and make
entertainment websites because for that
to occur we must have a connection that
is much more deeper than a career or
profession I must understand you and
your background and where you grew
up but somehow I ended up here and
because I came here when I was
14 I was able to understand what it's
like to be an American yet still be an
immigrant imant if I came here if I was
10 maybe if I was 21 I may have missed
that I may have been set in my ways as a
immigrant or may maybe I would have
acted more like a second generation
where I didn't remember where I came
from but because I was 14 I remember I
remember all these things I remember
living in a one-bedroom apartment with
my parents there was a mattress on the
living room
floor my I was the only child so my
parents gave me the bedroom and they
slept out on the mattress on the living
room floor and and I remember their
horror and the shame on their face when
I brought my friends home from
school I remember that moment when I
walked in through the door with the kids
and my parents are like you didn't tell
me that you were going to bring guests
and that awkward moment when they were
trying to figure out what to do with
that mattress on the living room floor
and we had no place for my friends to
sit immigration is a very very unfair
trade I don't know if many of you have
immigrant parents but they pay for
everything they pay the costs we the
children reap the benefits and as my
parents like to joke the grandkids will
forget about it all and they'll become
useless probably because they spoil them
but not my
fault so when I look at my immigration
experience I was 14 my parents uh
brought me here we had relatives
it isn't poverty poverty is defined by
the whole by the cold and the hunger of
it all it is very all over twist that is
what I think of when I think about
poverty many immigrants live in near or
in
poverty many immigrants do not it is not
a monolithic
experience yet many immigrants
experience poverty in its own way yet
the reason we believe in the Immigrant
experience is that the poverty is filled
the lack of something in it and
it's and it is filled by dreams it is
filled by hope so that when you are
living in a one-bedroom when you cannot
pay the bills for your
phone we justify it by saying there's a
better future for the next
generation and the strangeness of it all
is that essenti ago immigration was very
very different a century ago immigration
was defined by something completely
different than what we experience
today
1912
steamships
railroads no automobiles for people to
crisscross on the highway no internet no
access to
information the greatest suffering for
immigrants was caused by Nature by the
world that we live in the phys physical
world itself
distance illness acts of
God being able to sail around the world
to reach America was physically
challenging your ship could be
Shipwrecked you could run out of water
you could die of thirst and disease and
when you got into that train to cross
America you had no idea of what was on
the other side but a 100 years later
today it is vastly different
the suffering immigration is caused by
man it is not nature for the most part
we have conquered nature you can get on
a plane right now and in 12 hours be on
the other side of the planet being
served drinks and little cocktails along
the
way very different than a
steamship today the suffering of an
immigrant is man-made by policy
it is separation not distance it is if I
leave this country and I'm a Canadian
let's say I may not be able to get back
across the border I may not be able to
visit my friends because what if they
question my immigration status on the
border and reject
me this happens a lot more than my
Canadian friends like to admit it is
bureaucracy people waiting 20 years to
enter the lottery to receive a permit to
migrate to the United States States
watching their relatives and their
nephews grow old and unable to visit it
is Prejudice it is reading about
yourself as an immigrant in the papers
and knowing that's not
true it is easier to ship a box of
bananas from India than to reunite a
child from there with our parents in the
United
States the world has gotten small but we
have erected barriers to to keep people
out yet at the same time if you ask
everyone in the United States that will
almost certainly tell you that this
country was built on immigrants and
immigration that we are all a nation of
immigrants yet for some reason we are
uncomfortable with the idea of letting
people
in that while we recognize the value and
have erected a statue that says give me
your tired you're poor you huddled
masses yearning to breathe
free we don't like to see the people
outside our
borders as
people I'm not sure what drives this
fear most people aren't really afraid of
me I post cat pictures on the
internet maybe it's because they believe
that there's a finite number of jobs in
the United States that there are three
00 and some million people and there's
probably 150 million jobs and if
somebody takes my job I'll never get
that job
back maybe we believe that the that in
order for the economy to grow that only
those people with
skilled intellectuals or laborers who
can do special things should be leted
in I came here as a 14-year-old my only
skill set was annoying the shut out of
my parents
maybe and this starts to get a little
bit more
uncomfortable maybe we believe that only
certain people that look like me should
be led into this country maybe we
believe that only certain people who
come from countries where we had
historical immigration should be led
into the
country
strangely our elected politicians do not
ask you what you believe in
they set immigration policy and we just
go
along immigration is usually debated in
tight political Circles of people who
are in the know who have experience yet
we all claim to be descendants of
immigrants sadly our view of immigration
has always been affected by
race Chinese Exclusion Act there's a
reason why almost every Asian American
that you see in the street has been here
no no before the
1960s that before the 1960s this country
outlawed people who look like me I'm
Korean by the way so I don't take really
offense to that
but I'm
kidding National Origins quota system
fancy words for saying we don't want
Eastern European immigrants back in the
1800s Arizona State Bill 1070
if you're Brown we stop you and ask you
if you really belong
here these are actual laws of this
country has
passed that is about immigration about
PE keeping people out and figuring out
who to let in whatever label you put on
them whatever fancy acronym you can put
on them it doesn't hide the fact that we
have very
very outdated
views on immigration versus what we
actually believe in this room we don't
want to be racist but somehow we keep
letting our politicians pass these
bills and it turns out as I looked more
and more into this the conclusion that I
drew was not that immigration itself is
controversial in fact one of the reasons
why the United States has a growing
economy and a growing population while
rest of the developed world has a a
birth rate that is declining and
declining to a point where they are
unable to sustain their own social
safety nets and tax base the reason this
country continues to
have a population that is thriving that
is diverse is due to
immigration most people uh most
Generations who've been in this country
for more than three or more Generations
uh no longer create babies at a rate
that actually makes this economy
sustainable in fact most of our
population growth has come from Hispanic
migration if it weren't for them we'd
have more houses than we could fill
people with more dollars and more uh
retirees to support that our working
folks can actually uh provide for this
system is
fragile yet people want to keep
everybody else out without recognizing
that the system
relies on immigration to continue to
grow and support itself so it led me to
believe that it's only certain kinds of
people that is actually controversial
maybe it's not just race maybe it has to
do with origin maybe it has to do with
religion when I planned this talk with
the tedex uh Portland folks immigration
was kind of on the
radar and a and a week ago two
immigrants that detonated a bomb in
Boston what was their race what was a
religion does it
matter I don't know
after coming to the United States my
father and I worked as a janitor in
office we were not skilled laborers
there were plenty of agents to go around
we worked as a janitor and our suffering
of working as an immigrant making $2,000
a month as an entire
family was actually made
harder we
were cleaning out trash cans the people
who in the office that when you work
late come in and empty out the trash
that was us
I remember collecting all the empty soda
cans that were in the trash it was oh my
God stunk to high heaven but I remember
putting that in a black plastic bag in
the balcony of our of our one-bedroom
apartment and we had collected enough to
like literally like we couldn't go out
on the balcony anymore I remember
trading that in it was like my allowance
empty soda cans we traded it in and got
$150 it was amazing like it was hard
labor I earned it I still remember the
smell of that rotting
soda it was $120 apparently
um The Immigrant owners of the
janitorial business Steed us a month of
work my mother my father and myself on
all we had to show for was
$120 it's not that all immigrants are
good I'm not saying that some of us are
good some of us are bad in fact we're
probably more of a reflection of of
America as it is today than most people
are willing to admit
but in some
cases in one generation between my
parents and myself we can go from babies
that were born in post Korean War where
they had no electricity no
infrastructure my father graduated from
middle school and didn't go back my
mother has a high school degree we came
to the United States and I built an
internet technology business in
Seattle I don't if there's causation I
don't know even if there's correlation I
don't know what drives that it feels
random but it happens over and over
again more than a third of all American
Technology startups have at least one
immigrant
co-founder I don't know why that
is but what I want to understand
is as the number of
people who start to look at immigration
rise as we get closer to debating this
bill they will recognize that my story
is not unique they may also recognize
that there may be more
terrorists in the immigration population
than they had recognized
before that the good May outweigh the
bad that we do not actually know
holistically who these immigrants are
that all these people collectively when
they show up on our borders we may not
be able to judge the character of these
people
by the passports that they
bring so then the question
becomes who do we let in somebody at
dinner asked me last night so who do we
let in what is the
answer I don't know that it's important
for me to tell you my answer because it
doesn't really matter at the end of the
day I am one voter one naturalized
American
citizen but it it makes me
we're
missing an opportunity to have an
intelligent discussion about what we the
people
want we
are we are letting other people decide
who we led into this country
this is the second time I've teared out
of a tedes talk I don't know what's up
with
that do not let this opportunity
pass it doesn't matter whether you agree
with me or
not it only matters that we actually
talk about who do we believe we should
should let in and that we tell people
who are in the office to make these
decisions and let them know that we
believe in something that we will not
let them make that decision for us thank
you
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