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journal entry #1 year 1988

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

the  mexican immigration

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push factors

  • In mexico the crime rate is very high 
  • there are a few low wage jobs
  • the government is poor 
  • there is no education 
  • poverty

why move to the united states.!?

  • better jobs
  • very good education
  • safer for everyone
  • good government

journal entry #1
it all started on year 1988,it was a wild dream thinking of all the things to do as soon as i got there. i wanted a better life not just for me but for my kids. i wanted to get away from poverty and war. there was no turning back when i got to the coyote. he already had my money and there was no refunds.

journal entry #2 Feburary 1, 1893




It took 1 year to settle here and write a diary . I had such a hard ife in here. It took me a 2 days to come to America from Mexico and live a harsh life for the first few weeks. I expected everything living in US. I thought my life will be more easy living in here. I thought we could work hard and own a land. Nothing happened smoothly. I don't have any regrets living in America. Only thing I want to do right now is go back to Mexico. my husband was my only hope. When I worked in hotel he treat me well he treated me . If I go 1years back, no matter what happen I

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