When most people hear the word ethnics, they think about having a right vs. wrong dilemma. However, the toughest decisions that have to be made are when we are faced with a right vs. right dilemma; we are often forced to choose between two responsibilities. Through life experience, we get better at making these tough decisions, while learning life lessons as well. We learn how to analyze both sides of the dilemma and to choose the one that best exemplifies our values, priorities, and principles. When she was younger, my mom was faced with a life changing right vs. right dilemma. Her final decision was solely based on what she wanted the most at that time in her life. She had to chose whether to stay in Mexico with her family and continue
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As much as she did not want to leave her family behind, she knew that moving to the US was the only way she would receive better economic opportunities; she also wanted to be independent and be able to take care of herself. The day she made her decision was the day her whole life changed. She drove to Mexico City and then flew to Sonora, where a van was waiting for her, her cousin and a couple of other strangers with children. They spent two days in a house in the middle of nowhere because they were too scared to leave. Finally, it was time for them to start their journey across the border. She remembers feeling fearful at the sound of any noise, scared that it was the border police coming to arrest her. Every time a siren was nearby, she considered whether of not her decision was a mistake. She thought to herself, if she would have stayed home, she would have never had to experience these terrifying moments; the worst part was that she was scared of humans who were often her own race. She did not understand why they wanted to catch them so bad because she was not doing anything wrong, all she wanted was a better future and the only way she was going to get it was if she moved to the US. Three days later, they finally arrived in Arizona. By the time they arrived, she had her feet full of sores, she was also dehydrated. From Arizona, she traveled to Los Angeles by car—nine people squeezed into a car meant for
As much as she did not want to leave her family behind, she knew that moving to the US was the only way she would receive better economic opportunities; she also wanted to be independent and be able to take care of herself. The day she made her decision was the day her whole life changed. She drove to Mexico City and then flew to Sonora, where a van was waiting for her, her cousin and a couple of other strangers with children. They spent two days in a house in the middle of nowhere because they were too scared to leave. Finally, it was time for them to start their journey across the border. She remembers feeling fearful at the sound of any noise, scared that it was the border police coming to arrest her. Every time a siren was nearby, she considered whether of not her decision was a mistake. She thought to herself, if she would have stayed home, she would have never had to experience these terrifying moments; the worst part was that she was scared of humans who were often her own race. She did not understand why they wanted to catch them so bad because she was not doing anything wrong, all she wanted was a better future and the only way she was going to get it was if she moved to the US. Three days later, they finally arrived in Arizona. By the time they arrived, she had her feet full of sores, she was also dehydrated. From Arizona, she traveled to Los Angeles by car—nine people squeezed into a car meant for