A Chance at Happiness: People in Texas know how to complain about immigrants crossing the Texas-Mexican border, but what they don 't understand is they 're not crossing to steal our jobs - they are crossing to create a better life for their children. The question still stands today: Should we open the borders and allow free migration? Saying both yes and no have their benefits, but it should ultimately be up to the citizens of the state ( Texas ) since they’re the one’s who it will affect this most. When Jose Luis Zelaya was just 13 years old in 2000, he immigrated to the United States from Honduras all by himself out of fear of his abusive father. His lone-travel took 45 days, where he illegally crossed into Texas. He was detained for just over 2 months, which he was then released to his mother- a resident of Texas. He is now a doctoral student at Texas A&M, and has released
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He was born in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, in Barrio Cabanas- one of the most dangerous cities in the entire world. There were a low of shootings, a lot of killing, a lot of violence, and little to no opportunity. Growing up, they lived next to a really dirty creek. This is a memorable place because in the creek were various things, things such as dead animals and people. People would use this river to wash their clothes, fish for food, and bathe. He had watched his younger brother pass away in his mother 's arms due to an asthma attack they couldn 't afford to get treatment for when he was just a young boy. His mom had helped them get to the United States, but his dad wouldn’t allow her to take both him and his sister- and due to his sister being so young, the mother took her out of fear of the things he would do to her. He recalls the time his mother tried taking both of them, and his dad caught them leaving. His dad had beaten his mom to the point she needed medical care, but the doctors wouldn’t help due to lack of
He was born in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, in Barrio Cabanas- one of the most dangerous cities in the entire world. There were a low of shootings, a lot of killing, a lot of violence, and little to no opportunity. Growing up, they lived next to a really dirty creek. This is a memorable place because in the creek were various things, things such as dead animals and people. People would use this river to wash their clothes, fish for food, and bathe. He had watched his younger brother pass away in his mother 's arms due to an asthma attack they couldn 't afford to get treatment for when he was just a young boy. His mom had helped them get to the United States, but his dad wouldn’t allow her to take both him and his sister- and due to his sister being so young, the mother took her out of fear of the things he would do to her. He recalls the time his mother tried taking both of them, and his dad caught them leaving. His dad had beaten his mom to the point she needed medical care, but the doctors wouldn’t help due to lack of