Immigration or deportation

            Murrel in his article provides a background recording on the Northern Carolina so as to establish a foundation for the reader thus allowing them to have an easier flow of the reading. His description on the area indicates that the area is highly populated with poor infrastructure due to lack of development of the area. The living conditions of this are seems evident from the article to be of a poor standard (Murrel 57). Therefore the title for the article is most appropriate as it is deeply demonstrated by the author all throughout the passage using Almanza’s family as an example of a family that is going through a hard time so as to avoid deportation. This paper, therefore, will discuss on the powerlessness that result to deportation of the immigrants in Northern Carolina.

            The author uses statistical data so as to make his claims and this makes it more convincing and it is evident that the number of immigrants in this area is relatively low while that of the whites is high. Most of these immigrants have come to this place in search for work and especially at manufacturing industries. The percentage of the immigrants in North Carolina has reduced over the years and this is an indication that most of the families at this place they have to struggle so as to be able to survive in this place. However, those who have not been in a position to fight for their survival through persevering through their stay at this place have been deported and this has caused the decrease in number of immigrants (Miller 58).

            The powerlessness is witnessed in the manner in which these immigrants change their native names and they are forced by the circumstances to brand themselves names similar to those of the whites. Maria for instance, uses a fake name of Esperanza in her employment folder as well as in her identification card. This means that they have to stay as if they were whites since immigrants were lowly regarded in this area. The author puts across his claim that immigrants goes through a struggle so as to fit in this kind of society. Though they are not happy with what they do they are forced to do the job so as to be able to survive and stay in this place (Miller 59). Their powerlessness and struggle is witnessed in the court systems where they are not allowed time to explain themselves and to defend themselves as they wait for their ruling. However, they still remain devoted to this nation as they believe in it despite all that they go through (Miller 62).

            The struggle that they have to go through so as to stay in this place is determined by their ability to change. Thus they have to be changed and to be converted to the ways and culture of the inhabitants of this place. Thus they are left powerless as they have no choice other than this as failure to convert and to change will ultimately result to their deportation. Acceptance to this place plays an important part in the lives of these immigrants as they have to have faith in that nation and most of all in God. Thus they are a subject to a belief in God and in the chance that He grants them so as to be able to survive in the country where they have migrated to.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

References

Miller D. A Southern Family Struggles to Avoid Deportation. Harpers magazine. 2013. Retrieved from: http://harpers.org/archive/2013/12/jump-juan-crow/