The United States was founded by immigration; immigrants from anywhere and everywhere in the world. Who are they? How did they get here? Why did they come? Many of these questions can be answered by considering the impact of race, gender, and sexuality on immigration. Immigration means something different to everyone and for some it is forced, while for others it is a choice. For some, this means pursuing the “American dream”, for others it may mean breaking away from political and religious persecution, but it nevertheless always remains a challenge. Gender roles, relations and inequalities affect who migrates and why, how the decision is made, the impacts on the migrants themselves, on the areas of origin and on the receiving areas. While focusing on immigrant women, “Breeders on a Golf Ball: Normalizing Sex at Ellis Island” by Erica Rand, “Immigration and Women: Understanding the American Experience” by Susan Pierce, and “The heat of Other Suns” by Robert Foster will examine how race, gender, and sexuality, as well as gender and social norms, have shaped ideas of citizenship and immigration. When typed into one of the world's largest Internet search engines, the word "sexuality" yields many results. However, no real definition of the word “sexuality” is provided. Results include definitions of human sexuality, sex and gender. So it can be believed that they are all somehow synonymous with each other and can mean many things to many people. Overall, the collective definition of sexuality is “awareness of gender differences and the capacity to have erotic experiences and responses.” Human sexuality can also refer to how a person is sexually attracted to another person. Sexuality affects how migrants adapt to the new country...... middle of paper ...... it would be more accepted. “People who live in this country (the United States) should constantly feel this way: This country survives because outsiders are constantly coming into this place, stretching it a little, adding to it, changing it and making it their own. House. (248) » Although these immigrants may be considered outcasts within their group, they are the kind of people who make the United States unique. an approach to migration from a development perspective is necessary. Everyone's ideas about immigration are shaped by factors such as race, sexuality, gender and gender norms. Citizenship should be open to immigrants who work hard for it and who deserve it, rather than those who differ in physical appearance or have different beliefs..