Walking through the Arizona desert with a baby in her arms, Brenda tries to
handle 100 degrees fahrenheit and scarce of food resources, she pursues the
American Dream, a dream that refuses to fade from her consciousness. Mexico still
believe in the American Dream and are willing to sacrifice their homes, their families,
Many immigrants lose their life trying to achieve the american dream, because
they know that their life will be much better in this country with less corruption from the
There are many reasons why mexicans take the risk of coming to the USA. One
of them is that their relatives have achieve a better way of living and a huge difference
in the pay grade, in mexico the US dollar is worth 17 times for a mexican peso. Another
thing that mexicans like about coming to the USA is their security, less crime. Based on
my own experience this is a very safe place to live, because I have the ability to make
protegida y con mucha seguridad, siento que tengo la libertad de salir a la calle sin el
One of the best things of the United States is the opportunities that provided you to
keep educating yourself to be better in life. The life in this side is more comfortable from
home to work, in every prescriptive, the roads and highways are in much better
conditions, transportation more safe, metro, trams and bus service more affordable and
reliable for everyone. The drivers here are more respectful, courteous and actually obey
the law, because in mexico nobody follows the laws of driving.
Thousands of Mexicans undertake a long road to the United States every day in
search of the American dream, many of them manage to reach the other side, but many
more remain halfway. They go in search of better opportunities, of being able to find a
good job that pays enough to be able to pay their debts that they surely left in Mexico, to
survive in country , or to send money to the family they left behind. in Mexico
Just as many people do very poorly , there are also many others who are lucky
and really find a good job. Those Mexicans who achieve what they were looking for,
may start in a job that does not pay very well, like doing the garden, in the field, working
in a fast food store among other things, but Mexicans are usually very hardworking and
ambitious, so soon the bosses realize their good performance and begin to raise them
of positions. Thus, they can start saving money so they can continue sending money to
their family that expects this amount each week, or they can save to take their whole
Nowadays if a Mexican tries his best and really works a lot, he can have a much
better life than he would have in Mexico, and even a better life than an average
American. On the other hand, there are others who do not have the same fate, for one
thing or another, and even if they try hard, they cant move forward and stay in the same
job for less pay, instead of looking for a better job with more money at the end of the
week. Many of them send a little money for their families that they left in Mexico. Many
construction workers after working for several years for example doing concrete, they
start their own company with the help of friends and co-workers. By doing this they can
live decently and they don’t have to work hard. In contrast, if a mexican stays working
as an employee he will have to work long hours to be able to support their family and it's
also hard for them to get a better job without a college degree.