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Assignment #1 Franleslie Fernandez Assignment # 1

The topic I have chosen to learn and study is Immigration. The main reason why I have chosen immigration is because not only I have immigrants in my family, but as well immigrants are a huge part of our would and society. Immigrants are all around us, whom have stories about how they tried to become a citizen in America, and also how they fought to bring there family. I really love learning about what created America, in my definition of Americans, immigrants are a result and what creates America.

In my personal life, meaning my family my grandparents are immigrants. My grandmother and my grandfather where born in the Dominican Republic. They both had seven (7) children. My father was the second son they both had. They both wanted a better life for there kids, they wanted to have better jobs and more opportunities like education for there children. So that’s when my grandfather decided to make papers in order to come to America.

My father had come to America at the age of fifteen (15). He did not speak English at all, but he was amazed of what America had brought him. He had told me the very first job was the same job he has till today, which is working at the harmony club. He told me that even thought his parents never really could not afford things, he was happy at the fact he was living in America, he could have a good education, but most of all he was happy that he had came to America.

What I wish to learn about immigration is the hardships among individuals. The struggles that have broken families apart and what it takes to become a American citizen. What and why are the reasons most people come to the United States? Is it the same reason as my grandparents to have more opportunities? Immigrants are a huge part of America and I believe immigrants fight and work hard just to become a citizen in America.