share a reflection written by a Mexican friend, illegal immigrant in the U.S., a couple of weeks before Obama returned to rethink immigration reform. Although a bit long his testimony is worth reading ... It gives us all a broader view of the situation of immigration in U.S.
Dear Fellow
The worst thing is not living in NY, without a penny, worst of all is lost in the world as always, the 3-1, go, we leave without tasting the beer crown, as that is NY, we leave more expensive because of import. I believe that thanks to the family survive. Not much help, really my dear Cris answered so many questions that you offer.
The minimum wage in NY, if it exists, but as in any country Useless. This is the same, the wage in NY is as 7 and some more, so if I earn the minimum wage would be worse than I am now, that is, as in Mexico, lol.
Many of us come with illusions and now you get after 2 years of being in Mexico the truth, everything in perspective, gives the same results. Ie the rich are richer, the poor poorer and the government is Castro, with a black in office like Obama or a PAN in my country, it is useless, that if no comparison goods in USA, are somewhat more accessible.
The wages earned in this area of \u200b\u200bU.S., is much higher, to enter a super minimum of 8.50 and 10 restaurants in the construction of 12 etc. Depending on each job, but if you earn the minimum swear my dear Cris and we had all returned to Mexico. In fact, many things have changed, by closing the border, the number of Mexicans who enter illegally or that there is a 50% lower. or whether they finally stopped the disproportionate flow of Mexicans you want to be here.
Those who are here and not think back, knowing that it is almost impossible to return.
Statistics and with new soldiers going to the border and the millions of dollars to hire more Border Patrols, in the future makes the border between Mexico and U.S., is sealed. It's up about 5 years or maybe less.
The possibilities for those who stay in as I was not very encouraging as it has ever been in the past 15 years, there is no way to nationalize Unless you have entered through the front door as an American to marry, have a million dollars, but if you entered illegally, it is almost impossible. This means that people using false documentation as is the case for most, will never reach a pension. NEVER be able to retire, and perhaps when we all are old, we have to use the piety of our family and friends to pay a coffin and embalming and return as they say here "drawer" to bury you in your country.
Waiting for things that can make up to 12 million illegals, 6 of them Mexican, makes the way things were three years ago I wrote about the illegal problem. A catastrophe, President Obama, tables are not facing a powerful conservative as Republicans, and next year is impossible to pull something decent. That is, as Mexican politicians, pure ... gruel with your finger, because it begins campaigning for president again and I do not think the Democrats, or Obama, Clinton etc, lose the election for immigration reform.
So will or will continue to be cannon fodder for the politicians of both parties and bring water to his mill.
My
Peruvian old friend who shared the house is 70 years old, very happy man says, I will continue to work gathering carts in which I'm super and just drop dead one day, what luck but perhaps that is the future of millions, if not leave before his country to die well.
And it makes me think much about the comments of my friend Rarango about that here is better. But of course it's best, 1000 Sometimes it is the rule, but immigration reform these 12 million are still a blur, a problem that just go hand in hand, waiting until something explodes. With xenophobia floating in the air, some laws of other states or regions mimic the famous 1070, they no longer want to rent houses to illegals, who do not give them jobs, etc.
Some states are obviously against, California , is the most powerful U.S. economic, trade across the Pacific basin comes around. So as I have written, if California, as it is doing now, closes or boycotts as in the case against Arizona, truly have to believe that going to impact.
If California's independence, a country would be ahead of Mexico. It's that simple or that easy. California made the decision to boycott the 1070 and I think that's a good sign, unfortunately the U.S., is bigger than a boycott, and while Obama decides not think there is no chance.
Just waiting as do my family to spend two things:
1 .- being pulled up trapped in a raid, ICE
2 .- you die working without pension or retirement or savings plus crazy after dying back to your country.
Perhaps with some investments, such as my family buying houses and some that are investing in businesses at home and small shops or transport, etc and die alone.
For example my cousin Hilda says that is not returned, and my niece turned 25 and has just gone live with a boyfriend but not recommended after all a male and say tabasco . And his 14 or 15 years and does not speak English well, so if one abused might find a university that will accept it despite its illegality and someday achieve a future better off than us. I repeat that I have the salary is not bad, nor good is a term given to agar medium where income and savings.
As you say my dear Cris, I do not pay that salary or what I spent to come this time, but I'm struggling to pay a dollar and a half but I fell the last time I left, because when I took my time change what is known as premmium, 10% more than looking forward to the day. So I'm watching my nearly restored to $ 13 an hour.
The advantage is that you can have two jobs. or I can work about 20 or 30 more hours in my spare time after sleep, as it did before, but the truth my dear Cris, U.S., is also screwed up ... I mean now I get I find a crisis here too, there is not much use as before in this area, so you have to move farther north. That includes having a car that is cheap here if you only have to invest in the legal license, but with false documents in order to pay the insurance, which are $ 2000, made dear Cris accounts. but what you pay for hotel for now, go to a state that is stuck in Canada but on the west side, but bad memory my cousin told me it was Seattle, or is the city, and I do not remember, as I never wanted invest the $ 2000 because I'm always on the bus or subway, but and that's always the but public transportation in these villages is so low that hardly there so there is no Sunday bus and the last goes to 7 and after that the last last until 10, or two hours there is no transport.
Ando thinking very seriously, so that plus I took the night, or rather what I paid, flat yell to my sister and go back to New Jersey, although the salary is lower everything is lower, rents, food, transportation, and the latter is better, since this near Manhattan, plus it's more Hispanic.
Anyway my dear friends one yet, yeahhhh, you can still settling in, things are not so bad, but definitely, this was paradise, much better 10 years ago. I do not worry, because with that they got divorced, for now I just worry about paying rent, to tell you in this beautiful paradise, no phone I have, and what's worse is that as there are many mobile or public phones are only in some gas stations and some train stations. So give me a ride in the morning to my house, a very nice friend of Colombia, and then only breakfast, I watch TV, a TV with a few channels and I fall asleep at night the same thing and so forth. I think it is getting worse for the poor immigrant who wishes to come to make their fortunes to these lands are possibilities, many, of course, at least there are jobs, but increasingly merged with that company is more expensive and difficult.
In particular it does not distress me, because my sister is legal and is a resident, so that after 5 years, which is the next year, meeting the requirement and says he will apply for the coveted citizenship. Which makes me accessible to be helped by it, because according to my documents, I came in legally, as tourists, so maybe a good lawyer and paying big bucks, you could say to my sister when a citizen, I legalized.
Anyway. as stated in the premium time to time.
But I think for millions of workers seeking a better way of life simply by working a few years here, and return, which would be like the guest worker program, which was made in the Second World War, ie with all of your rights, would be the best option, but the government of Mexico does nothing to improve, or employment in Mexico or salary, or anything, jajajjaa, just fighting for annual bonuses.
When I ask my friend to remain in the government which is the main concern, the answer is, give bonus this year?, Haha, joke ribs my friends. I do not think the world is better with Obama, with Castro or whoever tell me. I think it's just a world. And all you have to work to enjoy it. The rest are philosophies, either alarmist, pessimistic, or magicians, have to work wherever it is, period.
Greetings From this catastrophe soccer with family and eating cake (sandwich or sandwich as you say in your own country) of meat per Patora, or grilled with pineapple and onion, cheese, lettuce and tomato I send a hug
El Quijote
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