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Immigrants

Djimon Hounsou

He born April 24, 1964, is a Beninese-born American actor and model. As an actor, Hounsou has been nominated for two Academy Awards.

He emigrated to Lyon in France at the age of thirteen with his brother, Edmond. A chance meeting with a photographer led to Hounsou being introduced to fashion designer Thierry Mugler, who encouraged Hounsou to pursue a modeling career.n 1987, Hounsou became a model and established a career in Paris He moved to the united states 1990.

  About her acting career In 1989 and 1991, Hounsou appeared in the music videos for "Straight Up" by Paula Abdul and "Love Will Never Do (Without You)" by Janet Jackson. Hounsou received wide critical acclaim and a Golden Globe Award nomination for his role as Cinque in the 1997 Steven Spielberg film Amistad. He gained further notice as Juba in the 2000 film Gladiator. In 2004, Hounsou was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for In America, making him the fourth African male to be nominated for an Oscar.

Modeling:

On February 24, 2007, it was announced that Hounsou would be the new Calvin Klein underwear model. Starting with the fall 2007 season, he was featured in the brand’s global print advertising campaign including the launch of their new Calvin Klein Steel product line.

Other work:

In 2010, Hounsou was featured as the narrator in ESPN's running series of "32 teams, 1 dream" commercials for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Hounsou spoke at the Summit on Climate Change at the United Nations on Tuesday, September 22, 2009. On Tuesday, December 1, 2009, Hounsou told French media that developed countries “need to be held accountable” for their contribution to climate change.

About his personal life Hounsou became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 2005, and currently resides in Los Angeles. He was reluctant to renounce his Beninese citizenship and therefore opted to become a dual citizen of both Benin and the United States.

In my point of view I think that immigrants have the same opportunities and rights as any other citizen.
it is known that at first may be very difficult because it is a foreign country where there are different cultures, traditions but ultimately persevere.