Case Study: Unocumented Family Members

By reading the description of each family member, it is clear that there are issue/problems that can be identify for this family. In the lens of a social worker, the Sanchez family consist of ten family member, my first insistent is that attention may not have been given to each family member equally and second this may be a poverty stricken family. The identifiable problem I found after reading each description of each family members was the education average of the family stop after high school and Roberto is undocumented. What can be inferred as an identifiable issue is that English may not be the family first language, because lack of education and the migration of the family from Mexico to the united states laws may not be known. Alejandro, …show more content…
If I were to prioritize the issue within the family the first issue I would have to approach is Roberto being undocumented. This word be my first choice because Roberto is a source of income that may help the family stay afloat and most importantly a family member, a result in deportation can devastate the family emotional and economically. This issue can be systemically resolved; there are plenty of programs to help illegal immigrant gain access to green cards. Lastly, on average the family has a level of education of high school, personally I don’t believe that there is much that can be done because to receive education is a choice, but the best possible result systemically is to refer them to low income programs that give them the choice to continue on with their education and work with their …show more content…
I personally believe that there is no such thing as a perfectly family this why I was only able to identify only two strong problems within the family. When it comes down to differentiating weather in distributing sympathy or empathy can be difficult but not impossible. Those I would feel sympathy for in the family would be Vicki and Emilia. The decision to choose Vicki and Emilia were because both are personalized in ways I do not understand but I can feel. I do not understand the pressure that’s put upon a person in society that suffers from autism because I was not diagnose with it and I will never understand the pain to abort a baby because I am a male. However, I can feel the sorrow of what they may be going through and can read the pain they feel upon their selves. Members I have empathy towards are junior and Alexandro. My empathy goes towards them because of my background, I am one of them so I understand how it feels to stop everything you are doing because your family have needs to be met and working hard to take care of your family. With both Alexandro and junior, I am able to see, feel and put me feet into their shoes and understand the total degree of their