How Does Immigration Affect Families

Immigration is the action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country with or without residency (Valdez). In the late 19th century to today many Mexican citizens have crossed the border in search of employment and better lives. Immigration has affected politics, families, and lives, however how did immigration become to what it is today. It used to be relatively easy to cross the border, and many migrants have been attracted to an abundance of employment in the workforce primarily in the agricultural industry. Patterns of migration to America have changed over time making most immigrants come to the United States in the 1960s through the 2008s ("Illegal Immigrants"). With this immediate increase the foreign-born population grew rapidly as an effect. Immigration starts to, make a sudden pattern, change …show more content…
Many people usually disregard that they have children and probably another big family, so when they get deported the whole family is separated and financially unstable. My family used to go through the fear of my father getting deported. When he got deported from the United States, my mom ,who just had my brother, and I went to Mexico to get him. Then after that we fixed his papers, so we would not have to go through this experience ever again. Imagine all the other people that have to go through this especially if they do not have the chance to fix their documents to be legal, like my father did. Most people do not understand the fear, the pain people endure to keep their families together. As a financial stand point many men go out and work for their families just to keep them a float. Our society wants to pass all this off and say everything is okay,that immigrants are making our society horrendous. This is untrue for most immigrants are good people looking for opportunities, this is America to most of them coming into the country with a new