Moving to a country across the world is very difficult to foresee, yet millions embark on this journey everyday. For my parents, communism was the one aspect of life that gave them doubt in leaving their homeland. They rocked back and forth between ideas on how to safely and securely create a better life for themselves. But what about other families in other countries. How do they go about traveling to America unscathed. Countless men and women could be halted by their lack of money or outside connections which is why one will never comprehend how all seem to arrive at one central location. Some are fortunate to be easily accepted, while others suffer a long and stressful process of acquiring a pocket-sized Visa that grants them numerous rights
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For the longest time, they were lured by the vast horizons and endless chances that America had to offer. The huge economic boom of the 1990’s enabled people to turn their dreams of escaping communism into a reality, but the process wasn’t too simple. As my mom detailed, “I was so excited to see that America’s economy was surging because I knew that I would be there one day, I just had to deal with the problems.” Ceausescu was the only man separating my mom from America and when she tried to get a Visa, she wasn't allowed to. Suddenly, a huge breakthrough just made the news and it began to make a lot of people regain hope again. My dad remarked, “I saw the morning newspaper and I was shocked. Ceausescu was assassinated! Right after this was released to the public, I jumped out of my chair with pure anxiousness and I made it my mission to turn a dream into reality.” Nations worldwide brought people up to speed on Ceausescu’s death and they all saw what the Romanians were going through. Countries like America began accepting people who had family there or who had valid Visa cards. After a year, my parents went to Germany and worked their hearts out. My dad was noticed for his efforts and was sponsored to come into America, so my mother accompanied him. They came and it was amazing to see the revamped landscape, yet gaining citizenship wasn’t unexpectedly stressful. It took eight horrible years before they both earned a rightful citizenship. Ever since, they’ve had high-paying, successful jobs in the country of their dreams. On the contrary, there are other helpless families who have gone through different immigration processes in order to reach one unique destination,
For the longest time, they were lured by the vast horizons and endless chances that America had to offer. The huge economic boom of the 1990’s enabled people to turn their dreams of escaping communism into a reality, but the process wasn’t too simple. As my mom detailed, “I was so excited to see that America’s economy was surging because I knew that I would be there one day, I just had to deal with the problems.” Ceausescu was the only man separating my mom from America and when she tried to get a Visa, she wasn't allowed to. Suddenly, a huge breakthrough just made the news and it began to make a lot of people regain hope again. My dad remarked, “I saw the morning newspaper and I was shocked. Ceausescu was assassinated! Right after this was released to the public, I jumped out of my chair with pure anxiousness and I made it my mission to turn a dream into reality.” Nations worldwide brought people up to speed on Ceausescu’s death and they all saw what the Romanians were going through. Countries like America began accepting people who had family there or who had valid Visa cards. After a year, my parents went to Germany and worked their hearts out. My dad was noticed for his efforts and was sponsored to come into America, so my mother accompanied him. They came and it was amazing to see the revamped landscape, yet gaining citizenship wasn’t unexpectedly stressful. It took eight horrible years before they both earned a rightful citizenship. Ever since, they’ve had high-paying, successful jobs in the country of their dreams. On the contrary, there are other helpless families who have gone through different immigration processes in order to reach one unique destination,