How To Become An Immigrant

Brizzia and Maria, two twins from Zacatecas, Mexico at the age of 5 fled their country along with their younger sister and mother in search for a better life. They were escaping what was then the mistreatment and poverty that they lived in their entire lives. They were both told never to reveal their identity to any one because they would fear being separated from their mother and possibly be deported. Brizzia and Maria along with their sister stayed home from school several days throughout the year, whenever Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers performed random checks throughout the city they lived in. They had to live most of their lives hiding in the shadows in fear of deportation. From struggling to hold in their identity they began school with no previous knowledge of English which made it harder for them to learn it since it was never used at home and were placed in special courses to learn English and catch up to their classmates. Illegal immigration has become a controversial topic in politics within the United States of America. Some believe that undocumented immigrants are vital to the U.S. economy because they take the jobs Americans do not want. Others, however, have the opinion that undocumented immigrants should be punished for doing things illegally, arguing that undocumented immigrants are taking the jobs of the American people and abusing it by not paying taxes. Although there are speculations that support the claim that immigrants should be punished, there are several counter-arguments that state why they should be allowed to stay. Immigration is often a traumatizing event and one that will tear several families apart. We need an immigration reform because undocumented immigrants have supplied a widespread example of economic, social, and fleeing poverty to experience the American dream. This immigration reform would address ideas to enforce laws and be of interest to both undocumented immigrants and those of the US. Immigrants feel the need to hide within the shadows because of the constant and unrealistic remarks made about them. For example, not all immigrants that migrate to the United States are from Mexico. According to Migration Policy Institute, in 2015 about twenty-seven percent of immigrants entering the United States were from Mexico. Almost six percent were …show more content…
Although not everyone agrees it is a positive or righteous thing because of its illegality, several people lose their lives during their escape to the United States. Although Brizzia and Maria didn’t have to experience a dangerous journey, others are not fortunate enough. A major transportation to enter or arrive near the United States border from all around Central America and Mexico is a train known as the “The Beast,” others even call it the death train. An estimated half-million of undocumented immigrants ride the beast train. Despite the danger that it presents every year more adults and children risk their lives and ride this train. What people don’t imagine is that this train is not a passenger train, this carries cargo such as beans, rice, and other goods in its compartments, meaning its passengers ride on the tops of the train. Along the way, people risk falling off the train and losing their lives or even worse getting raped or losing all their money. These passengers’ journeys take several days even weeks to