I think
undocumented immigrants or immigrants in general, works harder than “natives”.
I saw a film called “Farmingdale” that showed how undocumented immigrants were
treated by the natives. These natives wanted the undocumented immigrants out
because the immigrants were taken up all the jobs, but it was the jobs that the
natives didn’t want or jobs they would never do. This film is an example of how
racism still exists today.
Undocumented
Immigrants are under appreciated in the United States. Although I am a
naturalized citizen, I still consider myself an immigrant. I watched as my
father and aunts struggle to get their legal status. My father brought my
sister, brother and myself to the states for a better life. It took about ten
years for my father to be legalized. Even with the legal status, it was still
hard for my father to find a good paying job with benefits. My father started at
the bottom working for a printing company called Abigail Printing Press Inc. He
eventually moved up as a manger after years of showing hard work and dedication
to his company.
I think undocumented
immigrants get treated like their worth less than natural born citizens in the
United States just because they have different cultures and speak different
languages. As an undocumented child going to school, I was teased just about
every day because I had a thick Guyanese accent. Children can be very cruel to
one another. I had long beautiful black hair and everyday my hair was being
pulled by someone in my class. I left school with tears in my eyes every day. I
never understood why those kids were so mean to me. That caused me to isolate
myself from everyone, until my middle school years.
I think the
government should give these undocumented immigrants legal status after being
in the states for at least one year and have a steady job and living environment
because they work just as hard, or in most cases they work harder than natural
born citizens. If they are willing to show they want to be in the United States,
I say let them.
