Statistics do not tell the story of immigration. People do. Since its inception, this nation has been continually infused with the energy of newcomers. Yet their assimilation has seldom been smooth. The challenges we face today are not new. Only the stories are.
I want to conclude this blog with one of the most interesting sites I've run into: myimmigrationstory.com
I've spent the last hour reading through hundreds of stories about the journeys from people all over the World into the United States of America.
Most of them are heartbreaking, their husbands, sons, wives and daughters have been deported from the country, leaving them alone, without money, homes, or someone to rely on. Most, are people that had lived years in the USA, working and paying taxes,
Others, rememorate the time they crossed the border and stepped into America.
Some, write from their original country, a country they no longer call their own, reminiscing all they left back in the United States.
They all have one thing in common: they call themselves true Americans, who are proud of their backgrounds, but still model citizens of this country.
Go ahead, read a story, they all have something to tell.
7 comments:
Wow. I will definitely go read these stories. I think it's a shame what people have to go through just to be in a country of freedom.
I just read the first story. I can't imagine the fear she must be feeling having a fifteen month old son and its son in jail with no idea when he will be let out or if he will be allowed to remain in the United States. By putting immigrants in jail we are only hurting their families and making life very hard for them. This is not productive for our society.
There are so many stories... these people have been through such tough situations. Sometimes people only think about they way illegal immigrants affect them, and don't realize it's them who are suffering the most.
Its amazing how much people struggle to come here and have to struggle even more once they've made it.
it's hard. there are many hard things around us.
Hanh,
I will so totally read them. Thanks for sharing, I for one am a daughter of a Moroccan immigrant and as any immigrant from any other nationality, I can understand how difficult assimilation truly is and families torn apart, etc. etc. Lovely post dear.
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