I Am A Mexican Immigrant Essay

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My life has not been constantly difficult from the beginning to now. Thank God I have always had a roof under my head, clothes, food and water, and an amazing education that others are not fortunate to have. I live in a family of four and we have always ensured each other’s back. I am the youngest in the family, yet I am the smartest… academic wise. We all have our individual roles in the family; for instance, my mother is the wise one and the glue of our family. After her you have my father, the hard-working one that sweats his soul out to prevent us from suffering what he once did. Following him is my sister, the creative one that clashes with me on a daily basis, but has always been there for me. At last you have me, the hope of the family to thrive in becoming someone in life and the one that lightens up the house with my personality. …show more content…
My family is sturdy, yet they are genuine people that do not believe in dreams. To my parents, writing this essay is a waste of time because their belief is that, “A Mexican immigrant like myself has no place in a country like this.” They believe that my illegal status is enough to stop me from succeeding in the “land of the immigrants”. They have the mentality in where they believe that indigenous people that can never progress in society.
The environment I was raised in was one that had its pros and cons. Pros, I was raised to be generous, have mercy, and give… even if I did not receive anything in return. Cons, I was raised in a setting where fight against what was wrong was not advocated and where I could never mess with the “elites”. These elites are people who are 100% American citizens who, according to my parents, “Had all the right to mandate us and makes us fear

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