CONCEPT WORK

It seems like this “thing” wraps around you without letting go, and there is nothing you can do about it. "In October 2008, the illegal immigrant population stood at 11.9 million according to the Pew Hispanic Center." As an illegal immigrant myself I feel that people that are against this issue don’t see what life is really like for an illegal immigrant. Illegal immigrants don’t come to the U.S and do nothing like most people assume, we come to work hard for what we want to achieve in life just like everybody else. Since legal status makes a big impact on life, I haven’t always had what I have today. I remember as a kid my mom waking up at 3 a.m to make burritos to sell out in the streets and try to live off the little money she would make that morning. We lived day by day from what she sold. Some days she would come home with $90 dollars and felt like she was the richest and luckiest woman alive and others she came with nothing. I remember her working 14 hour days and being mistreated just to provide for her 3 kids. This is just a tiny bit of my stories and there are millions out there like mine. So my question to you is, before judging illegal immigrants do you truly know what they go through? ; and is it fair to judge someone for trying to live a better life? The immigration issue has been sweeping the country for years now. Many people when thinking of immigration think "keep America for Americans". But isn’t this quote racial and discriminating? How would you feel if you weren’t wanted somewhere but you wanted the American dream like everyone else. So why is it so wrong for illegal immigrants to try to be something bigger than a dream in America? Many other countries have larger immigrant populations. For example, 17 percent of Canada's total population is foreign-born, Australia's is 24 percent and Americas is 13 percent ; so why are we