In The Country We Love Analysis

She was born in America and is an American citizen, but deportation still lingers in the back of her mine and sometimes can be a huge problem. Who could this female be? There is one person that this definitely fits it to tee, and her name is Diane Gurerrero and she is the author of a memoir called ‘In the Country We Love’. Are you wondering how can deportation be an issue or even a thought for her because she’s a natural born citizen? At age 14, Diane returned home from school to find her parents and gone, her life had changed and her she would have to battle growing up without her family with her. Both of her parents and older brother are originally from Columbia and after trying desperately to receive their papers to stay in America, to keep …show more content…
A main focus is how it can not only affect the person, but affect their whole family. Diane Gurerrero takes the lowest moment of her life and her fame, combining the two, making it a confession, and a voice for advocating for undocumented immigrants, also speaking for those who are negatively affected by their immigrant status. Diane talks about her work in Orange is the New Black and says it had taught her “human beings are not categorically bad because of their mistakes. They can learn from their errors and get back on track. No one should be forever written off because of one part of his or her history.”- Which to me goes back to her parents trying to become legal, why wouldn’t you grant them legalization? They can’t help they aren’t American and they weren’t causing any harm, so I just don’t see the reason behind it, other than they’re a different race. Which to me plays a huge part in Racism, because the only thing separating them from being Americans, is their illegal status because they’re a different race and born in a different country. It’s heartbreaking to me separating a family and denying someone of freedom, when they did nothing to deserve