The immigration and Latin American Experience
Latin American migration toward the United States has become a phenomenon that is noticed in our daily life. Illegal Immigration issue is viewed from different standpoints and has long been described as being a critical phenomenon. Large number of immigrants in the US are illegally looking for better living conditions. Living condition in Latin American countries is very difficult and it is below the international standards, corruption makes it impossible for them to live without being oppressed by the higher authorities. The drug dealing, gangs and corruption have increased poverty in their countries, it has made the rich richer and the poor more poorer. This …show more content…
The Latin Americans have gone through and are still going through difficult times trying to adjust and find their way out as they are illegal immigrants.
Shortly after it started, the number of illegal immigrants in the US has increased, Illegal immigration rapidly attracted the attention of Americans, Americans were not happy with this fast growing phenomena and the consequences that might lead to. Americans had expressed their dissatisfaction of the poor performance of the economy, social problems, and blamed that on Illegal immigration which caused them to direct their anger against immigrants through Discrimination in it various types against both legal and illegal immigrants . This adds up to the list of struggles that the Latin American immigrants were going through.
Enrique’s journey is a very overpowering story that covers what most Latin American kids and parents go through; it is a story of the journey of a Latin American Boy called Enrique , also it is the story of many other Latin Arican Kids and Latin American people. The story started when Enrique’s mother had to leave him to go the US for a job, Her goal was to spend only a couple years to save some money and then go back to take care of her kids or she would have to find way to get her kids close to her in the US, she want to save her family from poverty and …show more content…
The increase in the number of illegal immigrants in the US provide opportunities for drug dealers to increase their activities, illegal immigrants are employed by drug dealers to participate in drug distribution and human smuggling cross the US Mexican borders, tons of drugs and weapons cross the US borders every year, the number of Americans that use drugs have increased, the number of murders and crimes augmented compared to other countries such Canada. Furthermore, illegal immigration encourages corruption in the United States, drug dealers use money to buy Border guards making it difficult for the US governments to enforce illegal immigration