Question

WHAT IS JOHN F. KENNEDY'S CLAIM/ARGUMENT IN "THE IMMIGRANT CONTRIBUTION"?

Answer 1

Answer:

He claimed that everyone in America was essentially an immigrant, therefore, there was no room for second-class citizenship or segregation in America

Explanation:

John F. Kennedy served as a Senator and President of the United States of America. He was vocal about his distaste of segregation and class distinctions that America was then popularly known for, especially against the Black race. So, in an excerpt titled "The Immigrant Contribution", he condemned the segregation explaining that it was not the nature of America to subdue people, but rather that the nation was a democratic one which has thrived because of the contributions of every immigrant including the black.

He pointed to the extended growth of the agricultural and industrial sectors which was a result of the hard work of the immigrants that worked on the plantations.