34. I moved to Fresno, California and worked as caregiver sometime in the summer 2012. I lived there for about 7 months then I moved to New York in December 2012. My friend Alvin Almonte invited me to work in New York because he said job opportunities were much better here and that New York is much more accessible. I lost my immigration status in November 2011, while I was in Arizona. In my contract, I was assured that after three years (supposedly 2009-2012), the employer would apply for my Green Card. This was clearly not the case. I was working as a temporary hotel worker with an uncertain status. I started to work as buzzer in a restaurant in New York. Currently, I am working as caregiver for the elderly.
35. I came to a painful realization
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Because of this, I was not able to support myself and have deprived me of life necessities and has drowned me in debt bondage and peonage.
EXTREME HARDSHIP
47. My recruiters and employers collected huge sums of money and deceived me that they will provide better employment opportunity for me but in vain. I came to America to lift my economic condition but I suffered instead. This was the greatest frustration in my life. It was a very devastating experience. It has caused me physical and mental anguish, sleepless nights, humiliation, and financial worries.
48. I have suffered so much here in the US but going back in the Philippines will put me in extreme hardship. Given my age, it will be hard to find a permanent job because of age discrimination and less employment opportunities. If I will be removed I will have no means to support myself.
49. I left the country with high hopes of success and a good future for my family and relatives. If I were removed from the US and sent back to the Philippines, I will become the subject of mockery, ridicule, social degradation, and humiliation as a victim of human and labor
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I will still likely be forced to seek greener pasture abroad in order to survive and I am not sure if the government can protect me from illegal recruiters. The Philippines is well known for poor enforcement of human trafficking laws.
51. My recruiter in the Philippines is a very influential person with powerful connection in government. I fear that they can cause harm on me or my family members if I report or file a case against them.
52. These possible severe harmful scenarios will strain my physical and mental state and will definitely worsen my condition. I will not be able to fight for my rights, seek justice on my case (and for the other victims), if I am removed from the US.
53. I was deceptively recruited as a hotel worker under an H2B visa. My recruiter fraudulently induced me to incur thousands of dollars in debt to come here with the false promise for a lucrative job. As a result of the immigration situation and indebtedness arising from the wrongful trafficking act, I was put under debt bondage and forced labor where I was forced into low-paying jobs in poor conditions.
54. But now, I found courage through the help of my co-victims who were granted T visas. I look forward to a brighter future in this
Immigration has existed around the world for centuries, decades, and included hundreds of cultures. Tired of poverty, a lack of opportunities, unequal treatment, political corruption, and lacking any choice, many decided to emigrate from their country of birth to seek new opportunities and a new and better life in another country, to settle a future for their families, to work hard and earn a place in life. As the nation of the opportunities, land of the dreams, and because of its foundation of a better, more equal world for all, the United States of America has been a point of hope for many of those people. A lot of nationals around the world have ended their research for a place to call home in the United States of America. By analyzing primary sources and the secondary sources to back up the information, one could find out about what Chinese, Italians, Swedish, and Vietnamese immigrants have experienced in the United States in different time periods from 1865 to 1990.
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I came to United State on November 01, 1991 as an immigrant. With the help of the sponsor, I had...
Growing up as an only child I made out pretty well. You almost can’t help but be spoiled by your parents in some way. And I must admit that I enjoyed it; my own room, T.V., computer, stereo, all the material possessions that I had. But there was one event in my life that would change the way that I looked at these things and realized that you can’t take these things for granted and that’s not what life is about.
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The issue that I am exploring is the legal challenges that the displaced agricultural migratory labor community is facing with legal residency in the United States; such as the ability to access state and federal benefits and the challenges and strengths local communities face from the impact on this migratory community. I have been working with the displaced agricultural migratory labor community on the East coast for the past 8 years. I have found a passion for this community through the interaction I have had with thousands of individuals from all around North and South America. For 6 years I managed a blueberry farm with one thousand acres of blueberry field. During this time, I was responsible for recruitment, hiring, feeding, lodging,
A calm crisp breeze circled my body as I sat emerged in my thoughts, hopes, and memories. The rough bark on which I sat reminded me of the rough road many people have traveled, only to end with something no one in human form can contemplate.
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As the number of immigrants increased in the past year, so has controversy of immigration policies. In the United States, as of 2013, 990, 553 people were granted lawful permanent residence in the United States (CNN, 2015). The countries with the most of origin are Mexico, China, Indian, Philippines, and Dominican Republic. In 2012, The Department of Homeland Securities estimated that there are 11.4 million unauthorized immigrants living in the United States. The top countries of origin are from Central America and Philippines (CNN, 2015). As we can imply from the statistics, most of the population that migrates to United States are from countries with corrupted government, high poverty or unemployment rates and are overall less developed. Everyone deserves a new beginning and America give immigrants hope to reach their hopes and dream, but in reality it is not always as simple as it