-When one considers that most immigrants come here to send funds home and eventually return to their native land, it is beyond my understanding how most immigrants are now only known for trying to get over, especially in the case of illegal immigrants. In the case of the undocumented they are more than willing to pay their dues to society through taxes, it is only a matter of not being able to since they are not suppose to be here. I believe more people should be reminded of the fact that immigrants are in reality no different from native-born Americans. Both groups of people work equally as hard. Immigrants provide for their families and try to better their standing in society just as native-born Americans. The only difference is that immigrants usually send their funds back home while native-born Americans try to improve their lives here.

-It is truly unbelievable how long it used to take for letters or immigrants to travel back home. However, I guess that such a reality makes it even more amazing how technology has improved transnational communications. Technology, as the book points out has “increased the density, multiplicity, and the importance of transnational interconnections and made it possible for the first time for immigrants to operate more or less simultaneously in a variety of places.” It no longer takes two weeks for communication between immigrants in the US to reach back home through letters. People can now use telephones and services such as Skype and oovoo to not only communicate but to see each other as well. Likewise, people can simply hop on a plane to check up on family and establishments they may have set up in their native land.

-Ashley Haynes