The primary sources of my research involve the immigrants themselves. The narrative from Camelia Palafox involves her first-hand experience coming to the United States which illustrates the social anxiety that she and her family experience as Hispanic immigrants along the border. The Pew Research Center focuses on those migrating to the United States from 1960 to 2010 by using trend graphs and shows that there has been an increasing number of immigrants coming into the United either legally or illegally, but this source also shows various other trends involving the immigrants such as their median age, gender, socioeconomic standing and nationality. Additionally, Guilherme Gorges and others focus on the increased risk of substance abuse among
