The simple answer would be the American Dream, because written in the Declaration of Independence it states every person has the right to “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” and “all men are created equal”. The same words your own ancestors heard before making their own decision to immigrate to the United States. So what’s the difference? Why are Mexican people any different? Is it the color of our skin? Is it language? Or is it because you point fingers and call us criminals for preferring to enter this country illegally. A choice made willingly rather than waiting for the government to decide the fate of a family is even more terrifying. From this perspective, one would ask, why doesn’t the government rebuild this obscenely broken system? Alternatively, the government has shamefully drug its feet for far too long on this matter and have subsequently turned around and placed the blame on
The simple answer would be the American Dream, because written in the Declaration of Independence it states every person has the right to “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” and “all men are created equal”. The same words your own ancestors heard before making their own decision to immigrate to the United States. So what’s the difference? Why are Mexican people any different? Is it the color of our skin? Is it language? Or is it because you point fingers and call us criminals for preferring to enter this country illegally. A choice made willingly rather than waiting for the government to decide the fate of a family is even more terrifying. From this perspective, one would ask, why doesn’t the government rebuild this obscenely broken system? Alternatively, the government has shamefully drug its feet for far too long on this matter and have subsequently turned around and placed the blame on