An Analysis Of Sergio's Journey To Oaxaca '

The Long Lost Journey To Oaxaca This is the story of the journey of a man named Sergio Ortega. Sergio was from the state of Oaxaca, Mexico, who decided one day to take a risk and change his life. In the state of Oaxaca, Mexico there is a total population of about 3.5 million, with women outnumbering men by 150,000 and about 60% of the population under the age of 30. From 2000 to 2001, 50,433 people moved into the Tucson area and 35,300 moved out (tucsonaz.gov). Sergios’s family is fairly large, him being the only man and having two daughters with his wife Paulina. In Oaxaca, Sergio sells fruits and vegetables in markets, and makes 800 pesos a week. Sergio lives in areas of poverty that is filled with filth, graffiti, and pollution. Sergio is struggling to pay bills, politicians are doing nothing to help the poor, and everyone is fighting to survive. Sergio decides to move his family to a better place because he is tired of living in poverty and money has become an issue. Sergio’s main motive in migrating is to fulfill the …show more content…
His journey was first getting on a train to reach the border states of Mexico, and his challenges was avoiding immigration and cartels. After reaching the border, and crossing the Rio Grande, Sergio successfully entered the United States. Since his move was encouraged from cultural and environmental factors and was undocumented, he had no help from governmental organizations. The city of Tucson is 2,389 feet above sea level and covers nearly 500 square miles. The landscape is varied and includes flowering desert, rolling hills, winding dry riverbeds, rugged canyons and pine-topped peaks (visittucson.org). Sergio’s new occupation is harvesting crops, and earns 900 dollars a week compared to working at a market and earning 800 pesos a week. Sergio adjusted to the language, cultural, and physical barriers after being in the United States for a few