Impoverished Mexican Immigrants

The United States of America is a nation of many immigrant people. People come from all over the world, leaving their homeland and sometimes leaving their loved ones to escape deep poverty and violence. When immigrants come to America, in their dreamland they face many problems such as language, education, employment, legal problems, housing, food, and health issues. Immigrants do all kinds of low-paying jobs. They clean houses for a living. Some immigrants come with very small businesses. Many immigrants contribute their skills, knowledge, and education to improve the U.S. economy.

“Mom, will I ever be treated as a regular person? When will I be like the others without people look at me in a strange way and make fun of me, when mom? When?” Those were the questions I did to my mom almost every day after getting home from school. Fourteen years ago that my parents brought me to this country offering a better life with better opportunities than where I was born. I was seven years old when came to the United States, but I still remember the happiness I felt when I first step in this country. Throughout the years, I have realize that not everything is easy and simple as I imagined. My parents worked in the fields because of the lack of a social security and not knowing how to speak English. Many Americans do not know how hard it is the life of an immigrant, they should have a consideration for us and not just blame us for the deviance of the United States.

We all come from different places and ethnicities, and because of having a dream, people fled away from their home to seek for something to make their life better. Going to a country like United States, is not only a dream but also, an opportunity because many people think that America is the best place to settle in, where work, and education are an easy access. Though this statement is partly true, it is not that easy. Everyone envied because America is a great nation because it's a country of opportunity, but a part of it also is a mixture of feelings that are hard to explain especially if you are immigrant. Every day in your life, you are fighting for something in order to fit in and survive. However, in the process of fitting in or blending to a certain place, people, and culture, it requires a lot of personal choices and a lot of effort as an immigrant. It does not only affect you as a human, but also it draws a lot of attention, conflicts and tension between the government and community. Most immigrants have a harder time to adjust or assimilate even though they speak fluent English and eat American foods. Whenever you see a person of white complexion, people assumed that blue eyes and blonde hair are the characteristics of an American, though these are how we perceived American long time ago, this are still the standards of a few now and doesn’t make a big change at all. The judgement of how a person look physically and how they

This can be one of the reasons for poverty in this community. Many families who only have one income may not have enough money to live above the poverty line. We concluded that this might also affect residents who do not earn enough income to pay rent on their own leaving them to have to share their rent expenses with another family. In analyzing the different socio- demographics we found patterns within this community that relates back to issues they are facing today such as living in a food desert. As stated previously, food deserts are found in low income urban communities like South El Monte. With a high number of Latino residents living in poverty, issues of legal status further exacerbate this struggle to find healthy, affordable, and

Poverty among the Latino community has converted into an endemic predicament in the development of children living in the United States. The Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) indicated that poverty is uppermost with children making up 21.6% living below the poverty line in comparison to young adults (19.0%) and elders (18.1%). The California Poverty Measure (CPM) by PPIC analysis concluded that 7.5 millions of Californians lacked resources and made an income of about $30,000 a year. That is just above the poverty line which is to earn $24,000 a year. Although Latinos are constantly operational in the work field, they have a higher scarcity rate than any other ethnic group due to their association with lower education and deficiency of income (PPIC, 2017). In addition, according to The Pew Research Center, many Latino families are experiencing economic hardship as a result of moribund financial wealth, increased mortality rates, and higher birth rates among the Latino immigrant population (Lopez, Velasco, 2011). Poverty has produced several obstacles to Latino children in regards to their shifting family dynamics, learning, and development, but there are wide-ranging solutions that aid children of limited income households to prosper. This essay will scrutinize and discuss the assorted effects of poverty for Latino children living in the United States in the context of family dynamics, education, and development, as well as propose a solution to

As a wide-eyed seventh grader, thirty of my peers and I gathered together and went to Akron, Ohio, to help the immigrants and people who were living in poverty. We rebuilt fences and helped families with odd-jobs they needed done. This experience was eye opening to see that people living only thirty minutes away were struggling to keep food on their plates and that I, doing so

“They are the migrants, workers of the soil sweatshops.” Migrant farm working is the hardest work someone could have to do to get paid below minimum wage.The treatment of migrant farmworkers is not fair, the women are abused, the men are not well respected, and the children do not have a proper childhood. Compared to the average American worker, migrant farmworkers do much more physical work for less pay, when compared to above average american workers, people that sit at a desk can make billions of dollars for doing nothing at all.

“Everywhere immigrants have enriched and strengthened the fabric of American life,” (John F. Kennedy). Latino immigrants are some of the most unappreciated members of the US population, yet they constantly keep the United States alive, and thriving. They frequently get taken advantage of by big corporations, denied their rights, and are never taken seriously by law enforcement, all because of their limited English and their lack of familiarity with the United States workplace.One such company that carries out such devious tactics is a company by the name of, Taylor Farms. Undocumented Latino immigrants at Taylor Farms need a voice, because it is a moral obligation to expose and eradicate this form of modern slavery. Impoverished

There are millions of undocumented immigrants in the United States, many of whom are Latinos. Americans today tend to believe that undocumented immigrants are: rapist, drug traffickers, live off the welfare and come to the United States to take American’s jobs. Indeed, American employers are hiring, so jobs are there, but the American people are not doing them. Therefore, someone must do the hard labor that no one wants. Many Latinos immigrate to the United States looking towards a better future for their families. They come with a positive perspective that their children are going to have a better life and are not going to experience any injustices. For many decades, white Americans have oppressed and marginalized undocumented immigrants because

Despite the interactive program, the federal regulations and laws can propose or void certain social policies and social services for immigrants, making it difficult for the Hispanic population. According to United States Census Bureau, Hispanic residents have become the nation’s largest minority group and continue to exceed in numbers compared to other races and ethnicities. The relationship between the federal government and minorities, Hispanic subgroups, is an imperative yet unascertained platform. For instance, DACA and DAPA programs had been expanded in 2014 allowing parents and children to apply for citizenship or permanent residence without the fear of deportation and given the opportunity to access government benefits. However, the

In 1720’s immigrants came to the U.S. to work in farms and help the economy grow. Since then, countless have continue to come and have worked in different environments. Immigrants are looking for a better life, none of them want to leave their native country but they have to. Several of them have different reasons, some come to U.S. for a better pay rate, others come to run away from violence and some come to give their children a better life and a better education. Some parents even go to the extremes to just send their kids through the border alone, because they think that their kids will have a better life in the U.S. Undocumented Immigrants work in farms, fast food restaurants and others work in manufacturing companies. A lot of of them

HIV/AIDS is a growing social issue in the Hispanic population. Due to the sigma that surrounds HIV/AIDS, individuals living with the disease feels embarrass to admit that they may have it. It can be hard to get these individuals to participate in treatment and prevention methods. To get a better understanding on how to reach Hispanic immigrants we first have to look at the social environment of the population. Hispanic immigrants have inadequate community involvement due to their social economic status, low level of education, inability to speak English, and not acculturated into American culture (Ramirez, Brown, 2003). To help boost morale and reduce stress and stressors that a Hispanic immigrants that has this disease may feel a program

America the land where all dreams are possible if you work hard for them because America is the land of equal opportunity. Is equal opportunity a reality if you come from a poor disadvantage background such as those of the Latino Immigrant community. Disadvantaged Latino immigrants face many difficulties when it comes to equal education as many lack English proficiency, struggle financially and lack educational opportunities. We cannot deny that the United States is quickly changing as the minority Latino population has increased in unpredictable numbers. Such increase will focus on the Children of Latino Immigrants to transform the future of the United States. The Pew Research center informs that Latinos are expected to grow to 107 million

I complained less, for my worst conditions here at home would be lavish living to those in Nicaragua. It’s unfortunate that to simply become grateful I had to travel to a third world country and live with the poorest of the poor. This dilemma of unnatural thankfulness is a problem I find only in those who have everything they could ever want or need. I became angry at school when kids complained about seemingly insignificant things. I would think to myself, that chicken you refuse to eat because it is too cold is a sandwich a child in Nicaragua would beg on their knees to eat. This complete awareness of the world around me and my petty culture only came to me because of a mission trip I took to a poor country named Nicaragua for one week of my summer. It took only one week of my summer in a country solely built on love, compassion and content to transform my critical attitude to that of thankfulness. It took only one week of my summer to begin appreciating things of little relevance in our fast pace and chaotic culture. It took only one week of my summer to force me to be aware of others and express love and kindness to even those who don’t deserve it. It took only one week of my summer to fix me,

|Are you aware that 20 million people in Mexico live on less than two dollars a day? Sixty million people, half the Mexican |