There are many people who migrate due to economic hardship, armed conflicts, and political turmoil. Although immigrants leave their countries for better lives, they are often inflicted with racism and poor working conditions. Some people migrate for job opportunities and better living conditions for their families. In times of political turmoil, people migrate because their rights are taken away, their freedom is denied, and they are treated unfairly, persecuted, or even physically harmed by their own government. An example of a person who migrated during a time of political turmoil is Antonio Hernandez. Antonio Hernandez is a Salvadoran immigrant who migrated during the Salvadoran Civil War to the United States of America. His brother was…show more content… During the Salvadoran civil war from 1980-1992, many of its citizens fled from the country trying to escape death: “Throughout the 1980s, the war between the government, guerrilla, and paramilitary forces…Some 75,000 Salvadorans were killed by massacres, summary executions, landmines and indiscriminate bombing” (Equipo). This is one of the reasons why Antonio Hernandez, as well as other citizens of Salvador, wanted to escape the human rights violation, torture, and killing. This forced them to flee their country of origin in hopes of finding a safer environment. This caused a mass migration of Salvadorians to neighboring countries or a migration to a country that they believe to be safe. Antonio Hernandez had to leave el Salvador because he was going to be killed, but once upon arrival of the United States, he felt happy. As well as Antonio Hernandez, the migration of the Salvadoran citizens to the United States was one of the effects of the Salvadoran civil war: “Result of El Salvador's civil war, draining that country of between 20 and 30 percent of its population. Half or more of the refugees—between 500,000 and one…show more content… Many of the immigrants deal with social and political issues where racism is utilized as an excuse for the current misfortune of the local people: “‘They’re taking our jobs. They’re taking our manufacturing jobs. They’re taking our money. They’re killing us…illegal immigrants are taking jobs away from U.S. citizens.’ Donald Trump said in July 2015” (Kohn). This shows that immigrants are being targeted for a loss of job opportunities or employment rate in the country. This can lead to discrimination against immigrants from the native people who are not employed or got fired from their job. Race is a powerful idea that was created by society. It is a concept that has helped form the nation’s economy, laws, and social institutions. Race is used to classify people who look, talk, and act differently from one another. In 1984, Antonio Hernandez was stopped at the Los Angeles airport and interrogated by two detectives. The detectives asked him if he was from Libya, Iran, a Palestinian, or a terrorist. Antonio Hernandez was classified by his looks and was being accused of being a terrorist by detectives. He was never comfortable in the United States ever since the day he was discriminated against. Not only is this happening to Salvadoran immigrants but to every person who leaves their country of origin: “‘Arabs, racial profiling is premised on equating an
