It’s Not Worth The Journey The United states are known to have a large population of illegal immigrants. Immigrants seeking for the “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” () which America has however their nation doesn't. Immigrants are willing to leave their country, risk their life, and dignity to become part of America, but is it worth it? These immigrants never get to see their family, are constantly being taken advantage of and will never be seen as part of American no matter how hard they work these are some reasons why the journey to America is not worth it. Furthermore the journey to America is not worth it, despite any potential benefits since Immigrants desert their families to go to America with the broken guarantee that they will return. In the book Enrique's journey, Sonia Nazario uncovers the account of a single parent named Lourdes that left her children Enrique and …show more content…
In addition recently Guadalupe Garcia de Rayos a working illegal immigrant that paid her taxes got deported (Castillo). Guadalupe contributed to in the country, but still was not accepted in the country instead she was rejected after so many years of living in this country (Castillo). This demonstrates America is never going to acknowledge outsiders as nationals, even when they’re naturalized. For example, during the Great Depression 60 percent Mexicans that were deported were US Citizens (Gonzalez). So was that 60 percent really part of the United States was their journey worth it, despite all the trouble when all their diligent work was rejected from a nation they choose they needed to call