I was sitting pondering the other day about immigration and migration. We all know about immigration but what if you think about migration. Let me put it this way. You are a hard working single mom living in an over populated city that is offering you very little money, bad living conditions, and a terrible education system for you children. How much different are you from a migrant worker or immigrant living in the states?
To immigrate is to leave your home and head for a better life in an unknown land. Just as you could do if you move to a small town, thus migration. You may live a life with lower pay there because the jobs can’t offer as much but you will not have the worries of your child having a less then average education, sharing books with other students, or being shot at by gangs etc. We never know what other people are living even if it is in front of our face. We have to live their experiences to truly understand.
So next time you see that hardworking migrant or transplant, be a little sympathetic. You never know the hell they have lived. Have you ever had to make stew from a coffee pot because that is the oly thing close to a stove you have.
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