Narrative Essay About Racial Discrimination

As I was growing, I remember how much hate I would get not only by my skin color but because I spoke Spanish and because of my race, Hispanic. In middle school I was always bully and called names for being Mexican, wetback, immigrant, alien etc. I really did not know any better so I would ignore it at times until I saw that happened to a African American person. It was around December when I was riding the 16th street free mall ride. It was supper cold outside and got to this stop people got off and there was an elderly person that was blind. He asked, “Is there any room in there for me?” as I was ready to say yes, this older lady said, “There is no room” looking at an empty seat. I looked at her and told the elderly guy, “Sir there is one seat available” I got off and helped him get on and seat. With anger, she yelled at me “You fucking wetback Mexican this is only for whites” I was so shock that there is …show more content…
Yes, all race do have bad people but not all of that race is the same as that one bad person. The majority of undocumented immigrants only have dreams and that dream is the same as yours, to provide a better living for their kids. We not only want our children to succeed but we want to get along with everyone and be better at what we love to do and that is work. Yes, I agree that we should secure our borders not just Mexico’s, but all borders. This should mean racism and direct comments to Mexicans. Yes, we do pay taxes at the end of the year like everyone and no we are so afraid to ask for help from the government because that’s what people make sure to let us know if we ask for help we will never be able to be legal in the U.S. Put yourself in their shoes and would you like for all this too happened to you? I undocumented people cannot be illegal I think the least they can have is a valid driver license/I.D., authorization to work legally and the right to travel outside the United