So for my photo essay assignment I wanted to focus on Immigration. I am interested in immigration because my family and I are all immigrants. I moved to this country when I was just five years old and its been part of my identity for as long as I can remember. Now a days we see that Immigration reforms is slowly creeping into the forefront of today’s politics. I often follow the news about any new immigration legislation and any debates that involve this topic, however when they do talk about immigration only three words often comes up: the U.S borders, deportation and amnesty. And these are the three things that either parties can never seem to agree on.
With being an immigrant myself, I have to say that this topic hits home and those three words don’t beginning to tell our story. With this photo essay I want to open the doors to stories about the things that many immigrants leave behind. Most of the times it is our family members that we leave behind and it is the hardest thing to forget, often times we we will never forget.
My main objective is to show how many of us try to stay connected to those we are so far away and showcase the ways of how we do this. Also to hear and retell their history before America and their journey in the “New World”.
