Immigration And Immigration In The Crossing By Ruben Martinez

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There are millions of people who attempt to cross the border every day. These people cross the border from different countries to the United States to live a better life, to provide for their loved ones, and to live the American Dream. The American Dream is to be able to spend time with family while paying the house bills and the car bill all while having a job. People migrating to the United States could be an advantage and a disadvantage in the United States. In “The Crossing” by Ruben Martinez the social issue is immigration. Immigration is a problem in this story because we see a lot of immigrants trying to migrate to the United States. Ruben Martinez mentions in the short story “The Crossing” This desert is armed with Mexican and American …show more content…

We automatically assume that their life must be beautiful because they come from two different cultures, but it is not always like that. What Ruben went through was very difficult because he comes from two backgrounds. One of them is that he is an American citizen, and the other is his parents once being illegal immigrants.Yes, it has its advantages but it also has its disadvantages.Although we have that option of choosing one over the other, we tend to get stuck in between. Heritage does matter, But race and heritage are such different things. The race is important because it helps preserve heritage because it allows you to know more about your heritage. Being mixed, you really get the best of both worlds, and sometimes you get the worst ( Chela Delgado). Delgado lets us know that it can be very difficult to come from two different races, it is hard to choose when you are in between. In “The Crossing,” Ruben was so unsure about the decision he made, he was unsure because his parents were once immigrants as well. He was aware that if it weren 't for his parents crossing the line (the border), he wouldn 't be where he is now. He is an American citizen, but with parents that are considered or were considered immigrants themselves. He was born and raised in Southern California growing up as a journalist. Ruben was stuck in between because he was unsure of helping Victor, he knew that if he didn 't help him, Victor could have died. He also knew that it was wrong and should have called medical assistance right away. Ruben knew what he was doing and what he was getting himself into when he had decided to help Victor: I become aware that by doing so, both Victor and I will be risking apprehension by the border patrol. More than one border denizen has told me that merely giving a migrant a ride can place one is a tenuous legal situation. At one point of our lives ( intermixture races) we feel the

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