Antonio, a 43 year-old man who immigrated from Mexico, has been living in America for 28 years. These were his thoughts on America when he was making the decision to immigrate:
Well, you know what they always say, America is the land of opportunities. I believed that, or else I wouldn’t have left… Well, I probably would have left no matter what, but I may have moved to another part of Mexico instead… But anyways, I felt that America would give me the opportunities to make more money and just have a better life in general, you know? I know it was gonna be hard, but I mean come on I was already working on a farm all day already how hard can America be? [chuckles] I just wanted a better life for myself and my family and I think coming to America will make it possible for me.”
