My Political Party

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My parents were born in El Salvador and lived there until they were 17 when they decided to come live here in the United States. When they first moved here, they lived in California for 5 years and my parents worked some insufficient jobs during that time. My mother worked as a cook in a taco restaurant, at a clothing factory, and sometimes she even babysat on the side for extra money. My father on the other hand, worked only one job which was cleaning offices. Eventually, they moved here to Texas, where began to settle down with a family. They have lived here for 19 years and have had numerous jobs since. My mom came here and started working at a warehouse packing goods. She then switched to a restaurant that she has worked at to this very day. My dad worked at a factory when he first came here, but then after a while he started selling cars. Now he is a truck driver. My grandparents came here to Texas from El Salvador as well. My grandma worked as busgirl for a restaurant for several years, then stopped working altogether. My grandpa worked at a furniture store, and now he works at a restaurant.
My political party affiliation is democratic. I am a democrat because I believe that
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Everyone’s opinions matter and no one should be discriminated against what they believe our government should become. A democracy has many unique characteristics as it allows the people to vote for what they want and if their voice is what the majority desires or believes in, then their opinion will become the future. My mom defines democracy as being a union amongst the people and government. She sees it as everyone getting along and having the opportunity to share their beliefs. Having freedom and job opportunities are what she believes are the most unique characteristics of this government. We both have around the same idea of what a democracy

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