Essay Immigrants
wrap their babies in the American flag,
feed them mashed hot dogs and apple pie,
name them Bill and Daisy,
buy them blonde dolls that blink blue
eyes or a football and tiny cleats
before the baby can even walk,
speak to them in thick English,
hallo, babee, hallo,
whisper in Spanish or Polish
when the baby sleeps, whisper
in a dark parent bed, that dark
parent fear, "Will they like
our boy, our girl, our fine american
boy, our fine american girl?”
–"Immigrants,”
Pat Mora
Which statement best explains the relationship between the poem and the passage from the essay?
The essay argues that people should preserve their histories; the poem shows how immigrants preserve their histories.
The essay explains that one’s heritage can be a source of creativity; the poem is an example of how Mora explores diversity in her art.
The essay implies that people need to learn from past events; the poem proves that this argument is correct.