I was always an outcast, or so I felt that way. I had a minor accent, knew little to no English and dressed a little different then most. During this period in my life, I had just recently moved here to Little Rock, from Mexico at the age of 7. I came here legally at the time, but can you imagine a small child leaving everything behind, having nothing but the clothes they had on and a couple hundred dollars trying to live here in the US? It was nothing easy, I saw my parents struggle financially working two jobs day and night to be able to provide for me, Empirical Characteristics of Legal and Illegal Immigrants says many find jobs in construction and farming. It is a sad thing to think about now, that they gave away spending time with me
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Fake IDs are so important to undocumented workers that, people have made it into a business in California and for about $150 you are able to buy a package, which includes a fake green card and a Social Security card. It is estimated about $15 billion in taxes was from the undocumented in 2014, which was twice as high since 2002. At this stage of my life, I have learned who my real friends are, I have been pulled over a few times and my friends would always take a bullet for me. I have always been a good liar so they told me as long as I do not get in too much trouble they would be fine with my lying to a cop as to why I was driving, once I told a cop, “My friends are drunk, so I prefer to drive without a license then them intoxicated. It is just a scary thought to not be able to follow my dreams in the land of opportunity. As a college student it is hard to even think about my future, what do I do, earn my degree and move back? As quoted in, Illegal College Students, An Uncertain Future written by Hordwedel Dina and Christina Asquith,“ for many, the inability to attend college offers no incentive to stay in the game. And even those that can get into college have little incentive to finish their degree. They are legally unable to work once they graduate”. Now try to put yourself in my position for a second. You are a college student without any legality here in the U.S trying to earn a college degree and then eventually search for a job. Where does one go? I currently pay for 100% of my college tuition, receive no benefits, and my parents cannot file for any type of tax
Fake IDs are so important to undocumented workers that, people have made it into a business in California and for about $150 you are able to buy a package, which includes a fake green card and a Social Security card. It is estimated about $15 billion in taxes was from the undocumented in 2014, which was twice as high since 2002. At this stage of my life, I have learned who my real friends are, I have been pulled over a few times and my friends would always take a bullet for me. I have always been a good liar so they told me as long as I do not get in too much trouble they would be fine with my lying to a cop as to why I was driving, once I told a cop, “My friends are drunk, so I prefer to drive without a license then them intoxicated. It is just a scary thought to not be able to follow my dreams in the land of opportunity. As a college student it is hard to even think about my future, what do I do, earn my degree and move back? As quoted in, Illegal College Students, An Uncertain Future written by Hordwedel Dina and Christina Asquith,“ for many, the inability to attend college offers no incentive to stay in the game. And even those that can get into college have little incentive to finish their degree. They are legally unable to work once they graduate”. Now try to put yourself in my position for a second. You are a college student without any legality here in the U.S trying to earn a college degree and then eventually search for a job. Where does one go? I currently pay for 100% of my college tuition, receive no benefits, and my parents cannot file for any type of tax