My name is Dashka, I’m from Haiti and I’m an immigrant in America. I grew up in a small country located in the west hemisphere. The weather is warm and the beaches are paradise. I never imagined for one second that I would have to leave the place I call home. People would visit Haiti and describe America as the most magnificent place on earth. I always wanted to go and visit as well. My family members said they were going to immigrate to America and never return home. My hypothesis was that one-day that I would find myself in their shoes. My mom said they had to settle there because there were more opportunities.
In 2005, I came to America and I now live in New York City. I was very emotional about leaving my country. When I first came to New York, I attended a school where most of the students were Native Americans. The school had few immigrant students but I was one of the immigrant students who did not know a word of English. They placed me in a class where I was the only immigrant and the rest of my classmates were English speakers. One challenge was speaking English. I was intimidated by my class. Every time I would try to speak but then I’d stop because they would laugh at me. I hold all this pain inside and I would walk home crying and wipe my tears before I got home. Tearing up was not the solution of my problems. It make worst because they knew i was hurting by their slur and actions toward me. In the past year, I learn that people can be ignorant about what they say and how they act when it comes to something fragile to someone else. The world i am living in is so small and yet full with discrimination. People usually tell me fight for what you want because you can get anywhere without fighting. I might not be undocumented but there are many people, we know and love that are facing this unfairness in their every day in life. These people who used to laugh at me give me the motive to push myself and succeed through the process. I support the dream act because i believe that everyone should have equal education. This bill will give more undocumented youth to attend school because they will know that their dreams are not gonna cut short. Instead it will encourage them to attend school.
In life you should be like these undocumented immigrants, who stand up and fight for what they believe in. If the Dream Act bill doesn’t pass many talented immigrant students won’t be able to show these talented in it will be the government just because they did not pass the bill. This bill should not be existed at the first place because one piece of paper should not identified an human being. My plan is to go to college and getting a degree in journalism. Sometimes i feel bothered to see that my classmates and friends won’t be able to take that journey with me just because they’re undocumented. In life you will always find an obstacle but that does not mean that you should give up on your dream.
