Spanish Project: The migrants

Spanish Project Student’s Name Institutional Affiliation Spanish Project The migrants move to the US to seek better future for themselves and their families than they would be able to achieve while in their home countries. In A Better Life, Carlos, a single father scrapes together money as a helper to a gardener with steady clients in order to provide for his son. In as much as there is uniformity in the depiction of the immigrants who cross the Mexico border, there is a clear intentional ignorance in the actual depiction of migrants. Instead, immigrants coming to the united states are viewed as an infestation. Migrants should be allowed to seek better life in the US because of humanity and the weight of positive effects both Mexicans and other immigrants bring, they should be allowed to seek better life in the US. Most immigrants face a much challenging set of decisions than what is presented of them. They are neither sent by their home countries nor do they seek to enter the US just for the thrill of it. With reference to Under the Same Moon documentary, a nine-year-old Carlos is one among the countless kids whose parents leave them behind and come to the US seeking for greener pastures for their families. Rosario, Carlo’s mother works for 4 years in Los Angeles and sends $300 home every month to both her son and mother in an effort to better their life (Riggen, 2007). This improves their living standards and thus reduce the poverty level. Successful integration of immigrants comes along with vital economic growth and also a vibrant-ever-changing culture. Immigrants work, pay taxes, and fill jobs that would otherwise remain vacant. As portrayed in A Better Life Carlos, an undocumented Mexican immigrant works as a gardener tending the lawns of rich Los Angeles residents. He also buys a truck and starts a lawn service with ...