immigrant song Essay

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Whether it is family problems, financial status, or the search of one self, immigration has always been in most cases the life savers of many people living in the United States. However, this was the case of one particular person in which immigrated to another country practictly saved his life and marriage. Through this narrative I will retell the immigration story of Jose Luis Cabrera of how he started from the bottom and made his way to the top to make a better living for himself and his family. Mr. Cabrera was born in Guadalajara, Jalisco Mexico on December 6, 1963. He is the son of Tomas and Ramona Cabrera, and the last child of eight siblings. He grew up in a very poor and humble family as Jose Luis stated, “Eramos una familia pobre y humilde.”1 Although they had a poor household, they were also a very happy and united family as they all looked after one another. He tells that his father gave everyone the reponsability of looking after one another, and when the older siblings would go out with friends it was the younger brothers and sisters who would wait for them to get home in order for everyone to go bed. It was a mutual love and affection between siblings, “Eramos la pandilla de la cuadra, no creo que havia otros hemanos como nosotros. Nuestra convivencia era unica y eso se le devemos a nuetros padres que nos ensenaron a amarnos y a respetarnos entre nosotros.”2 noted Mr. Cabrera. In addition, it was not until his older brothers and sisters went away for college or got married when he became trapped in a world of loneliness and work as his relationship with them fade away, and instead of continuing his education in college he had to work in the field with his father in order to help support his parents. Moreover, after a few years of working with his father growing crops, poultry or cattle, he married his girlfriend and a year later his first son Paul

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