Jose Antonio Vargas shares his compelling story about his life in America as an undocumented immigrant. It allowed readers to delve into just a fraction of the struggle that undocumented immigrants go through in this country. I have witnessed these struggles firsthand. I remember hearing the worried whispers of a student the counselor’s office about her chances of getting into college due to her status. So many undocumented immigrants live silently among us, suffering quietly. Vargas’ story would be even more powerful if there were ideas presented within it about possible actions that could be taken to alleviate the issues of immigrants in situations similar to his.
Vargas begins his story by recounting how he was illegally brought into the United States back in 1993. He was brought to the states as a child, a mere eleven years old. Vargas didn’t know any better when his mother told him to go a foreign nation with a man that she said was his uncle. A lot of children who are brought into the United …show more content…
He went about his day to day life being petrified of people finding out his status. He couldn’t even enjoy the fruits of his labor. He was afraid of excelling in his work, because he thought that it would draw too much attention to him, potentially the wrong kind of attention. Many undocumented immigrants face the same turmoil. They have to live as lowly as possible. They are unable to truly feel safe, even in their own homes. It’s not right that people have to live like this. Our country has to do better in helping undocumented immigrants. Threatening them with locking them up and throwing away the key or deportation is quite inhuman. Politicians and lawmakers never stop to think about how they would feel if it were their loved ones or even themselves in that situation. Our nation has become so insensitive and unempathetic towards foreigners, whether here legally or not. Something has to
Vargas begins his story by recounting how he was illegally brought into the United States back in 1993. He was brought to the states as a child, a mere eleven years old. Vargas didn’t know any better when his mother told him to go a foreign nation with a man that she said was his uncle. A lot of children who are brought into the United …show more content…
He went about his day to day life being petrified of people finding out his status. He couldn’t even enjoy the fruits of his labor. He was afraid of excelling in his work, because he thought that it would draw too much attention to him, potentially the wrong kind of attention. Many undocumented immigrants face the same turmoil. They have to live as lowly as possible. They are unable to truly feel safe, even in their own homes. It’s not right that people have to live like this. Our country has to do better in helping undocumented immigrants. Threatening them with locking them up and throwing away the key or deportation is quite inhuman. Politicians and lawmakers never stop to think about how they would feel if it were their loved ones or even themselves in that situation. Our nation has become so insensitive and unempathetic towards foreigners, whether here legally or not. Something has to