The Immigrant Immigration Process Analysis

Immigration is a controversial issue in the United States. Whether, it is kicking illegal immigrants out of the country or stopping immigrants from entering in the first place, one thing is for sure immigration is the topic of the day. However, when the U.S looks at the illegal immigrants, instead of seeing the situations that they have been dealt with, we view them as a threat. In the story, Mother’s Tongue, an illegal immigrant named Jose Luis comes to the U.S in the search for a better life and finds out that accomplishing that will not be as easy as he thinks. He is considered a criminal in the eyes of the U.S., because he didn’t take the necessary steps it takes to be a legal resident. He had intended on coming to the U.S legally, but …show more content…
To prove this, people have to take a look at the numerous steps involved when trying to become a legal immigrant. The complication of the immigration process can be seen on The Immigrant Visa Process and it talks how the first step is to submit a petition. After the petition is approved the person may move on to beginning the National Visa Center followed by choosing an agent and paying fees. Next,the person needs to collect and submit forms and documents to the NVC and they can achieve this by submitting a visa application form, collect financial and supporting documents and lastly submitting the documents to the NVC. Finally, if all the previous steps are approved they will set the person up with an interview from the interview will determine whether they can live here in the U.S. With the war dragging on his homeland and him fearing for his life, the amount of time needed to complete each and every step would have taken him time that he doesn’t have. Also, with the limited time he has to get into the country, he also doesn 't have the money or resources to pay fees and collect his financial and supporting documents.As a result, because of the situation that Jose Luis was in and the fear for his life, the amount of time, money and effort to become a legal immigrant throught the Visa …show more content…
He was put under circumstances that would cause any person to do what he did. To escape the harsh reality of war and to start a new beginning, he decided to hop the border. His intention had been to come to the country legally, but he knew that the legalization process would take too long and he couldn’t afford to live in the darkness and the fear that was lurking in his hometown of El Salvador. No matter who a person is or what their residency status might be, it is important to realize that they are people too and they deserve to be able to have a place where they can feel