English Essay Revise

At this time, I thought that this was a kind of smuggling behavior, but I didn't ask more. I understand that people sometimes have to resort to extreme methods to survive. When they arrived in Mexico, they found a restaurant to make money and wanted to earn more money to reach the United States. But things didn't go well, and when they thought they were going to make enough money, the immigration authorities found they have no legal status. It was not long before they were sent back to China and confiscated all their income. As Carrie's grandmother relaxed, “I'm not upset for the repatriate,” she said. “It’s time to go home.” I could see that the experience had kept her spirits up, and she had a hard time even if she didn't want to end it. I believe her experience of this part makes contact with the vocabulary of “Refugees” and “push-pull theory.” Under the pressure of life, she needs to take up the hope of her life and leave her hometown by an incredible way to earn a better income.

She continued to tell her story. She said that the reason I was able to communicate with her now is that they worked hard to earn money after coming back to China, and continued to pursue our goal of going to the United States. After returning home, she worked hard to make money, so that she could get legal entry and exit procedures so that they could live without fear. Two years later, they got a good chance, and a relative of Carrie's grandmother could help them with their family emigration to make sure they went to America. But over the course of two years, Carrie's mother was born, and for such an excellent opportunity the couple had to ask their parents to take care of their children and come to America. At that time I ask her: “once again came to the United States, have you considered will face more difficulties?” she said, “there must be a thought, but I didn't think the biggest difficulty is not difficult to integrate, but the Language barriers and racial discrimination.” Their relatives helped them to New York City. They got a part-time job in a Chinese restaurant, but the boss of the restaurant and the staff are second-generation immigrants basic can't speak Chinese, so language barrier to give them a lot of trouble in work. Without any English foundation, they often make mistakes in their work or give their guests the wrong dishes, so they were subjected to complaints from guests and abuse by the boss. She said: “over the past 30 years in the United States, I have experienced all kinds of things, and it’s not a big deal. At least my yearning has become a reality.” In my view, her experience of this part makes contact with the vocabulary of “Chain Migration vs. Family Reunification” and “Immersion.” Her relatives helped her to come to the United States and get a green card, and my girlfriend's family was assisted by the grandmother to settle in the United States. She often gets complaints about her unskilled English that communicate with the guest while working, but she has to force herself to speak English for her job.

My last question: "do you still want to go back to China? How do you feel about America now?” She answered without thinking: “I love America now, no other reason just because my children are in the United States and around me and I'm not alone. There is nothing happier for my age than this.”

In this world, human beings care most about family. I saw the journey that Carrie's grandmother had come to the United States to make money for her pressure life and saw the unimaginable difficulties she had experienced, but it was only temporary. In a completely alien environment and country, until the end, the family is your only concern.

Works-Cited

Zhang, Jihan. “Interview with Carrie’s Grandmother Yuhua.” 27 Mar. 2018.