On Immigration:

I think most of the people that cross the border illegally do so because they want a better life here in the U.S. I think that immigrants are very helpful to this country. Some immigrants are just trying to have peace and get better jobs. I’m very worried because a lot of people are dying in the desert. I’m also very concerned about the new laws that the government is making; they affect immigrants a lot and many law makers don’t think about how immigrants feel.

Autobiographical Writing:

My Past Life

When I was living in Mexico, everything was so different from today. I was very focused in school. I was a very good student, and I enjoyed school a lot. I loved to do my homework. I remember one time that I was sick and my mom didn’t want to take me to school because the doctor told her that I had to be home for 2 days. I was very sad and I was crying because I didn’t like to miss school. We were doing a history art project about Pancho Villa those days.

I remember when I always wanted to speak English, even before I moved here. When my cousins from the U.S. came to Mexico, I was just trying to repeat what they said in English. I didn’t care if I said it wrong or right; I just wanted to speak English.

Before; I was also more into my family. I was a church girl and I was in the choir at church. Every Sunday I was there singing “Dios es Amor”/ “God is love”. Being in that choir, I was also closer to my family because my grandma belongs to that church. I miss my friends from my country, because they were very so truthful to me and I have also known them since I was five years old. But the good thing is that when I go to Mexico, I hang out with them all the time and I spend a lot of time with them. When I was young, I was friendly with everyone, and I was nicer with people. I think maybe it was because in my childhood home of Mexico was speaking my language.

I was just a simple girl. If my mom brought me something I would wear it no matter if it was out of fashion. I was not conceited, and I was normal. I was very grateful for small things; no matter what it was. I miss my life from my past. But I think it could be very similar.

My Life Now

Now, in my life the truth is that in some ways I have changed in bad ways, but I have also changed in some good ways. The best thing about being here in the U.S is that I’m very proud of myself because I have learned English in these 3 years. I’m also improving in school. I’ am also proud of myself because I passed AIMS, which it was very important for me. Now, I’m trying my best in all of my classes.

Another Change is that, I have more clothes to wear, more food to eat, more cars to drive, and more space to live in our house. I think now we are better than when I used to live in Mexico. Now we are able to have more things than before, but the bad thing is that we’re far from the families that live in Mexico.

However, since I moved here I think I have more freedom than before. I think that is because I have learned that from friends around me. I also see in school that the teachers are not like in Mexico. In Mexico teachers are very strict, and they don’t give students freedom like in the U.S. When I just first got here, I realized that school is easier here; the only problem that I had was English.

In conclusion, I want be focused in school, because that’s my future. I want to struggle more in speaking English, and be more able to be in conversations in English. I think I have not been too good with my parents. I feel like I’m losing my culture. But, now I want my parents to be proud of their only daughter. I want to be better for my future and I’m working on it. I believe I could be better than what I’m being now, and I’m going to work hard to change things that are bad for me.

Who Will I Be In The Future

I think I would like to be closer to my family like before I came to the U.S. I would be happy to be closer to my family, start going to Christian Church, and be in the choir of the church like when I was in Mexico. I also want to finish high school and I think I’m doing well in high school because I already passed AIMS. When I graduate from high school, I will try to get a career in nursing because I like to help people. I hope I will have a good job and have money.

I think as I’m growing, I will be more responsible and more respectful with my parents. I will stop doing things that are bad for me, and begin to act more like an adult. I hope that time comes soon. I also want to go back to live in Mexico. My parents would like to save money and open a business in Mexico. I also want to go to live there like before. But I’m never going to forgot all the opportunities that I had here in the U.S such as learning English. I will be bilingual in my country, and in my future I will also like to speak more than Spanish & English.

In the future, I want to be married and have a beautiful family, with children. I also want to have a good job, and be responsible. This is how I want my future to be. I think if I work really hard, and pursue my goal, it will become true. I want to be successful in life. I hope everything is going to be how I imagine.