"Interesting perspective and post" I was told [View all]

[NO TO FASCISM]

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So I decided to turn it into my first OP. It was a reply to the OP "7-year-old migrant girl taken into Border Patrol custody dies of dehydration, exhaustion"

I cry for her, her father, and all in their situation.

I am an expat who has lived in the Dominican Republic illegally for the last 10 years. I live here because I am a retired person who has to live on an income of $4,000 per month. I can live like a king here compared to New York City. I have been married to a Dominican woman for the last eight years and all she wants is to move to the United States with her three children. She has no idea how difficult life would be on my income. But she is not alone, everyone in her family and all her friends want to know why she does not move to the US. They all think the streets are paved with gold in the US. This is the only reason my wife and I ever argue. We have a good life here, better than most people, and far better then we could live in the USA.

I would guess that all of the immigrants share the same view as my wife and her friends. It is a dream that does not reflect reality. And on occasion, it will lead to a tragedy such as this.