Stars Always Shine
Salvador Campos: Reflections of an Illegal Immigrant
The United States is essentially a nation of immigrants. Very few people can trace their ancestry back to the Native American tribes that were here prior to European conquest. Yet, now that we have an idea of what an American is, we are denying the right to immigrate to new generations of people who wish to tap into the American Dream. This is the case witnessed by Salvador Campos, an illegal immigrant who is living on StarRidge Ranch in California in Rick P. Rivera's novel Stars Always Shine. Salvador's experience embodies what many immigrants have seen and felt over the years, he wants to become an American citizen. Essentially, he does not like that he is technically breaking immigration laws by working and living in the United States undocumented. However, he has little choice, as there are no clear avenues to bring to his goal of citizenship that are readily available to him because of his background as having spent most of his life in Mexico. There are little offers for help from the American community, who tend to see him as an outsider, which in many ways he is because of the language and cultural gaps that separate him and isolate him from the majority culture living in the United States. Today, there is more available help for undocumented immigrants, yet many are still plagued by racist undertones which impose extreme restrictions on helping immigrants assimilate into American life.
Salvador's experiences...
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