Dreams by Immigrants
Have you ever had to try something new by yourself, something you’ve never done before? Have you had a flat tire in the middle of nowhere and you have no one to call. How will you change the tire if you never have done it? How do you know what tools you need when you don’t even know their names. Have you felt the desperation of not having anyone to call, or the anxiety of not being able to, change the tire and getting home safely. Do you have a jack in your car, can you loosen up the lug nuts, and is your spare tire in your car. These problems are similar to what immigrants face when they decide to begin a new life in a new country far from theirs. Immigrants face the unknown …show more content…
Not being able to express yourself or being able to answer any answers is very frustrating. It’s like trying to speak with your pet but you don’t know what they want because you don’t bark. Yes, you feel like another specie, as if you don’t belong in that world. We don’t have translator everywhere we go, and not many are offered. The hospitals sometimes don’t have interpreters to help those who don’t understand English, and even if we are in America we still should offer interpreters. Interpreters can save lives, trying to tell your doctors if you’re allergic to something or what are you feeling is something that can save a life. Language is not only a way of communication but also a way of safety. When beginning a new job you need to understand standard procedures and rules. It difficult to get training when you are an immigrant because you will get half the information while trying to understand the other half. Immigrants don’t always have people by them telling what the boss wants, that’s why some can’t advance in their jobs because they don’t have the proper language skills to operate in other positions. But why not learns the language right? Wrong, sometimes they don’t have the time to seat in a four hour lecture losing time that they could be working. If you are not working those hours, you are not going to, and you are not going to pay those bills. It’s very easy to say learn English, …show more content…
When you can’t sue for getting underpay or for not receiving the benefits you deserve for working there. A dream of having a good pay and great job starts loading into your back where it gets too heavy. Your dreams crumble and rotten when you can’t fight against those people who give you a job even if they are taking advantage, because not everyone takes in undocumented immigrants. No one wants to have penalties, Following a visit from Home Office Immigration officers in January 2015, during which the illegal workers - and thus the breach - were discovered, the company was issued with a 25,000 penalty notice (M2presswire). Since employers can’t legally hire undocumented worker they decide to charge them instead, Taking on staff illegally means they do not enjoy basic employment rights
Have you ever had to try something new by yourself, something you’ve never done before? Have you had a flat tire in the middle of nowhere and you have no one to call. How will you change the tire if you never have done it? How do you know what tools you need when you don’t even know their names. Have you felt the desperation of not having anyone to call, or the anxiety of not being able to, change the tire and getting home safely. Do you have a jack in your car, can you loosen up the lug nuts, and is your spare tire in your car. These problems are similar to what immigrants face when they decide to begin a new life in a new country far from theirs. Immigrants face the unknown …show more content…
Not being able to express yourself or being able to answer any answers is very frustrating. It’s like trying to speak with your pet but you don’t know what they want because you don’t bark. Yes, you feel like another specie, as if you don’t belong in that world. We don’t have translator everywhere we go, and not many are offered. The hospitals sometimes don’t have interpreters to help those who don’t understand English, and even if we are in America we still should offer interpreters. Interpreters can save lives, trying to tell your doctors if you’re allergic to something or what are you feeling is something that can save a life. Language is not only a way of communication but also a way of safety. When beginning a new job you need to understand standard procedures and rules. It difficult to get training when you are an immigrant because you will get half the information while trying to understand the other half. Immigrants don’t always have people by them telling what the boss wants, that’s why some can’t advance in their jobs because they don’t have the proper language skills to operate in other positions. But why not learns the language right? Wrong, sometimes they don’t have the time to seat in a four hour lecture losing time that they could be working. If you are not working those hours, you are not going to, and you are not going to pay those bills. It’s very easy to say learn English, …show more content…
When you can’t sue for getting underpay or for not receiving the benefits you deserve for working there. A dream of having a good pay and great job starts loading into your back where it gets too heavy. Your dreams crumble and rotten when you can’t fight against those people who give you a job even if they are taking advantage, because not everyone takes in undocumented immigrants. No one wants to have penalties, Following a visit from Home Office Immigration officers in January 2015, during which the illegal workers - and thus the breach - were discovered, the company was issued with a 25,000 penalty notice (M2presswire). Since employers can’t legally hire undocumented worker they decide to charge them instead, Taking on staff illegally means they do not enjoy basic employment rights