While reading Jose Vargas “My Life as an Undocumented Immigrant”, it reminded me a lot of my parents, and helped me realize that immigrants from different countries have similar struggles. On page 1 of the piece, she says, “My mother wanted to give me a better life, so she sent me thousands of miles away to live with her parents in America- my grandfather and grandmother.” It wasn’t easy for my parents to get out of Iran. In terms of travel freedom, Iran’s passport is one of the worst for entering another country without a visa, in part because of the Islamic Republics links with terrorism. Iran is an isolated country. Before the revolution, Iranians faced fewer travel restrictions and could travel to many European countries without a visa.
