A hypothesis is different than a thesis statement, so I hope that the question truly means hypothesis. A hypothesis is a statement that makes a proposed explanation for a particular observation or question. In this case, the observation is that immigrants face challenges. The hypothesis then is a statement that attempts to explain why this phenomenon is happening. The following hypothesis could work: "Immigrants face challenges in a new country because of language barriers." A different hypothesis could be the following: "Immigrants face challenges in a new country because existing laws make it difficult for immigrants to obtain jobs." A key feature to a hypothesis is that it should be a testable statement. If the statement can't be tested, there is no way to support or discredit the statement. There is a simple wording trick that more often than not produces a testable hypothesis. Put the hypothesis in "if/then" format. "If language barriers didn't exist, then immigrants would face fewer challenges."
Immigrants in new countries face a host of challenges. For example, they might not speak the language. This would make navigating daily life a challenge, as doing anything from buying a cup of coffee to renting an apartment becomes a difficult process if there is a language barrier.
Immigrants might also be experiencing culture shock: a feeling of disorientation that can occur when someone finds themselves in a culture that is very different from their own. In some cultures, it is not polite to be direct, so someone who comes from a culture where people say exactly what they mean would find themselves rather confused if they come into a culture where context is crucial to understanding what someone is saying.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/culture%20shock
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