My Passion For Immigrants In The US

It is said that you find your way while you are in college, but I actually lost mine, and it was the best thing to ever happen to me. When I was four years old, I decided that I wanted to be a doctor and everything I did from that day forward was geared towards enhancing myself to be the best physician I could be. After my first year of my undergraduate degree at Michigan State University however, I was terrified to find that science and medicine did not hold the same draw for me as it always had. I found myself with the same passion for changing people’s lives, minus the desire for treating illnesses and researching medical conditions.
Thus, my second year of college began with a series of courses in international and cultural affairs and …show more content…
I saw millions of refugees in the world living in horrible conditions that just wanted to find a better life for themselves and their families outside of their unstable countries. I saw millions of migrant workers just trying to make an honest living but barely escaping the awful economic conditions they had left. And when I continued my research, I saw millions of immigrants that didn’t have the proper resources to acclimate to the new countries they had struggled so hard to immigrate to. My passion for changing people's lives had transformed from treating illnesses to alleviating the stresses of refugees, migrant workers, and immigrants around the …show more content…
But after I travelled abroad I found myself confused about how, despite all the major cities in the world being intertwined, the basic needs of people moving from one country to another could not be met. It astounds me that someone fleeing a country because of civil war, economic disparities, or extreme adversity can find themselves completely lost and alone when they seek refuge in a nation where opportunities are promised. Equally as baffling is the fact that, despite major cities around the world being hubs for innovation and technology, most are unable to cope with influxes of refugees, migrant workers, or immigrants properly. I grew up in the city of Detroit and saw first hand of challenges it faced, from education to transportation to basic housing needs. When I travelled solo to Colombia during my senior year of college, I was overwhelmed with how amazing the city was: it seemed unbreakable and sturdy, but even the largest cities of Bogota and Medellin faced large housing shortages, neighborhood violence, and economic