They are likely still coming for a better life. Everyone knows someone who is doing well, sending money back to the family, living what from afar seems like a great life, and may well be. And many immigrants do make a good life for themselves, and sacrifice greatly to support family back home. The value of being "trabajador" is very stro…
They are likely still coming for a better life. Everyone knows someone who is doing well, sending money back to the family, living what from afar seems like a great life, and may well be. And many immigrants do make a good life for themselves, and sacrifice greatly to support family back home. The value of being "trabajador" is very strong. Work is a value, and family. If conditions are bad, it might not be possible, or feel right, to tell your family back home, when they can't help and are depending on you, even if you're underage. Once you start the journey, you want to make it and be what you and others imagined for you.
Being an immigrant sets one up for being vulnerable to abuses. The abuses can come from other immigrants, who are criminal. They can also come from citizens, who run businesses or take advantage of vulnerable people in a million ways. They are also victimized by law enforcement. Yes, there are ethical good cops, and there are those who find the authority useful or even corruptive to abuse those who don't see how to defend themselves.
They are likely still coming for a better life. Everyone knows someone who is doing well, sending money back to the family, living what from afar seems like a great life, and may well be. And many immigrants do make a good life for themselves, and sacrifice greatly to support family back home. The value of being "trabajador" is very strong. Work is a value, and family. If conditions are bad, it might not be possible, or feel right, to tell your family back home, when they can't help and are depending on you, even if you're underage. Once you start the journey, you want to make it and be what you and others imagined for you.
Being an immigrant sets one up for being vulnerable to abuses. The abuses can come from other immigrants, who are criminal. They can also come from citizens, who run businesses or take advantage of vulnerable people in a million ways. They are also victimized by law enforcement. Yes, there are ethical good cops, and there are those who find the authority useful or even corruptive to abuse those who don't see how to defend themselves.