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Macaulay Honors College
at Baruch, Spring 2013Professor Els de Graauw
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Its All Worth it in the End
Jane, a 24-year-old girl who moved to America from Canada two years ago, talks about the rewards of the immigration system:
I guess my overall reaction is that it’s a pretty grueling process, with lots of intricacies, and it can be annoying and inconvenient. And there is definitely one thousand percent room for improvement in the system. But in the end of the day, the people who want to immigrate for the right reasons shouldn’t have a problem. I mean, I’m sure there are good people who get denied acceptance, but I got a green card in the end. And so did my sister, so it wasn’t just by chance. I’m grateful for that, because I get to live here and go to school here and work here and raise my beautiful baby here.
Losing Out For No Fair Reason
Jane, a 24-year-old girl who moved to America from Canada 2 years ago, talks about the frustrations of getting a green card:
The process of getting a green card just takes so long, the job wasn’t willing to wait to find out if I was approved. They were like, listen, you’re a great candidate for the job and your exactly what were looking for, were so sorry, try again next year. I ended up getting a different job, but its not as good, I get paid less and I have worse hours. So I didn’t get the job I really wanted because of the green card process.
What’s the Point of U.S. Citizenship?
Jane, a 24-year-old woman who moved to America from Canada 2 years ago, emphasizes her strong sense of being a Canadian:
I definitely consider myself a Canadian citizen. I’m very proud to be a Canadian. It’s a great country and its fun to be different. (smiles) Everyone around me is American, but I’m a Canadian. I just happen to live here. I don’t associate myself as an American.
