Essay: A Pause In Visas

I struggle so hard to write this paper. I think about all the problems I am experiencing in my life and how hard it is. I even had to ask for an extension, and yet, my life could be so much worse. I could be living in a poor country drowning under communist rule. Instead, I live in America. Many people would kill to be in my position. I seem so selfish. “Land of the free”. Right? “A Pause in Visas, A Pause in Lives” does not even specify who the author is. “ONCUBA STAFF” stares boldly back at me as I skim over the text I have chosen for this essay. It makes me wonder who might have actually written it. Was it a Cuban Rebel looking for a chance to tell the story of a family wronged, once again, by the American government or is it a mother of five down the street that felt the tale needed to be shared? Full of colorful language and a plethora of personal anecdotes, “A Pause in Visas, A Pause in Lives” really puts into perspective how much control the United States has over Cuban’s lives. “They had already even sold their home and were planning on traveling to the United States a month ago” [oncubamagazine.com (1)]. At the very beginning of the article, it was kind of like being slapped in the face. Except, I was not being the one slapped. That families were. They were given the promise of being with their loved ones and freedom. Instead, they …show more content…
I feel awful saying this. They argue that they would love to be their own people and have the same rights that we have, and yet, are upset when they are under American rule. I did some further research and found that the only reason the program was paused was so that the family members of refugees would undergo increased and extensive security measures in order to gain access into the country. The world is full of terrorism and resources are scarcer than ever. I understand why the government agreed to have the bans enforced upon immigration. I still do not agree with