This is a response to Ms. Reyes “The American Dream” blog
where she briefly discusses the topic of immigration and the highly coveted
American Dream. As I browsed through my peers posts and was just about ready to
write my first commentary on someone else’s work I happen to find Ms. Reyes’s
blog and I could not help myself but to strongly relate to her opinion,
beliefs, and in a small way her life.
I was also brought to this wonderful country at a young age, I managed to learn the language in a very short period of time in order to adjust and integrate myself into the American society. Like my fellow classmate states “Being an undocumented immigrant is not at all pleasant [or easy]” there are a lot of hardships one has to endure and “sacrifices to be made”. One of the ideas or beliefs people have is that immigrants come to the U.S. to “steal” jobs, I will not delve much into that but I don’t understand WHY people use that term. The great majority of immigrants usually work for less pay and in jobs no one else wants to take in order to give their families a better life than their country of origin.
Anyway I too was given the opportunity to obtain a two year working permit thanks to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals of June 2012. This small policy made a huge difference in my life; it allowed me to receive a social security number giving me the opportunity to work, and free my parents of my college expenses. I also agree with Ms. Reyes and believe an immigration reform can do so much not only for immigrants but for this country as well. I understand many people believe it would be “rewarding” individuals for breaking the law but I as an immigrant myself don’t see it like that. It will be giving millions of people an opportunity to fulfill the American Dream. Don’t these set of ideals proclaim that "life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement regardless of social class or circumstances of birth”? Or does that only apply to certain people?
I was also brought to this wonderful country at a young age, I managed to learn the language in a very short period of time in order to adjust and integrate myself into the American society. Like my fellow classmate states “Being an undocumented immigrant is not at all pleasant [or easy]” there are a lot of hardships one has to endure and “sacrifices to be made”. One of the ideas or beliefs people have is that immigrants come to the U.S. to “steal” jobs, I will not delve much into that but I don’t understand WHY people use that term. The great majority of immigrants usually work for less pay and in jobs no one else wants to take in order to give their families a better life than their country of origin.
Anyway I too was given the opportunity to obtain a two year working permit thanks to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals of June 2012. This small policy made a huge difference in my life; it allowed me to receive a social security number giving me the opportunity to work, and free my parents of my college expenses. I also agree with Ms. Reyes and believe an immigration reform can do so much not only for immigrants but for this country as well. I understand many people believe it would be “rewarding” individuals for breaking the law but I as an immigrant myself don’t see it like that. It will be giving millions of people an opportunity to fulfill the American Dream. Don’t these set of ideals proclaim that "life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement regardless of social class or circumstances of birth”? Or does that only apply to certain people?
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