It seems tragic that Latinos who leave their home countries to achieve some sort of better life for themselves and/or their families, often lose their health in a three to five year period. This speaks to the negative effects of isolation, transportation issues, lack of literacy, and stress. Would people make the same choice if they could foresee the health concerns?
As I stated in class, I had no idea of the court rulings concerning who could be citizens. I have feelings of bewilderment that such actions occurred to people who were born here. They had their citizenship stripped from them. It is incomprehensible to me. This helps me to see the emotional toll that the discrimination against immigrants must take on people, not to mention the physical, economic and social toll.
I think people have to assume it will be better, even if they have heard the statistics. I am hopeful that with the resources and support systems we have discovered and the others that are out there, maybe change can start to occur.
ReplyDeleteOn the second part, I also agree. The sad thing is history always seems to repeat itself.