Day 5:
Today was the BIG day!I gave birth to a healthy baby boy. Since we dont have insureance andnot a lot of money, the stae had to help pay the hospital bills. Hopefully one day my husband, my son, and I will be true American citizens and will make good money and be able to take care of ourselves. I just hope our lives get better and will eventually not have to live with the fear of drportation haunting our thoughts constantly.
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
My Life
Day 4:
Today is my first real day working. I worked for 12 hours and made very little money, but it will have to do. Also it's very hard because I'm so pregnantm but luckily my job involves a lot of sitting. I'm home right now with Hernesto and I feel very sad for him. He has been doing back breaking work and isn't making near enough money as he should, but I guess thats what you can expect when you are an illegal immigrant. Going back to the pregnancy, I feel as if the baby could come any d ay now.
Today is my first real day working. I worked for 12 hours and made very little money, but it will have to do. Also it's very hard because I'm so pregnantm but luckily my job involves a lot of sitting. I'm home right now with Hernesto and I feel very sad for him. He has been doing back breaking work and isn't making near enough money as he should, but I guess thats what you can expect when you are an illegal immigrant. Going back to the pregnancy, I feel as if the baby could come any d ay now.
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
My Life
Day 3:
Today I am on the hunt for a job. Since Hernesto found a job yesterday, I figured I should try to find one so we can have a larger income. Sooo i decided to walk down to the nearby market and see if any vendors needed assistance. Luckily I ended up being offered a job selling produce at the flea market. I make very little, but with Hernesto's income, it's enough to get by for now. I learned today that more than forty one percent of all unemployment checks are issued to illegal immigrants. Hopefully Hernesto and I can become part of that forty one percent. :)
Today I am on the hunt for a job. Since Hernesto found a job yesterday, I figured I should try to find one so we can have a larger income. Sooo i decided to walk down to the nearby market and see if any vendors needed assistance. Luckily I ended up being offered a job selling produce at the flea market. I make very little, but with Hernesto's income, it's enough to get by for now. I learned today that more than forty one percent of all unemployment checks are issued to illegal immigrants. Hopefully Hernesto and I can become part of that forty one percent. :)
My Life
Day 2:
Today Hernesto and I are looking for public housing. Since were in Texas and Texas holds fourteen percent of all illegal immigrants in the U.S., we figured this would be a good place to stay for now and it would probably be easier to find jobs and housing. We found a place to live after searching all day. It's not exactly the nicest of all places, but it works for now, just as long as we have a roof over our heads. I posted a picture of our new home. The property is owned by the government and a lot of people on the poverty line live here. Today, Hernesto was offered a job by a nice man that hires illegal immigrants. He is working in construction and his boss payed him on the first day because we desperately needed the money. With the money we were able to walk to a near by gas station to buy a little food.
My life
Day 1
Today marks the first day of my new life in America. I learned today that I am part of the fifty seven precent of illegal immigrants from Mexico. I came here in hopes of starting over and creating a new and better life for my family. My husband, Hernesto Suarez and I crossed the border yesterday. It was very difficult due to the fact that im 9 months pregnant and expecting any day now. My husband and I are exhausted from running and were in need of sheler. For tonight we are staying with a distant relative and tomorrow Hernesto and I are on a search for public housing.
Today marks the first day of my new life in America. I learned today that I am part of the fifty seven precent of illegal immigrants from Mexico. I came here in hopes of starting over and creating a new and better life for my family. My husband, Hernesto Suarez and I crossed the border yesterday. It was very difficult due to the fact that im 9 months pregnant and expecting any day now. My husband and I are exhausted from running and were in need of sheler. For tonight we are staying with a distant relative and tomorrow Hernesto and I are on a search for public housing.
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