Becoming American: Teenagers and Immigration

If your question is, "why in the heck do Mexicans and other Latinos come to live in our country?" the answer is simple. Change! In most Latino countries there are no benefits, and you cannot receive a good and stable salary. There are many jobs here in Wyoming. Almost everyone works two or three jobs. My mother is a housekeeper and a waitress. I think Americans should try to better understand immigrants. Communities could try to share their traditions, culture, and [lives] with us.

— Irwing Bernel, age 13