The Mexican Story of Pedro By: Daniel

History:
Around the 1500s, Spain controlled Mexico and the Spanish colonists created their own society. Spain wanted to control Mexico was because they wanted land and goal to get rich. Three hundred years later, in 1821, Mexicans got their independence by rebelling against Spain. In the early 1900s, a revolution was started by Francisco Madero, a champion who ran for president against President Diaz in 1910. Before Francisco was arrested, he escaped to the United States until he came back when Diaz was forced to leave Mexico. Porfirio Diaz was kicked out because he supported foreign investment (money) to build factories; however, the poor people disagreed with him. They started a revolution in 1910 to demand democracy and their own land! During this time, three million Mexicans disappeared from dying and from leaving their own country (Countries of the World: Mexico).

Economy:
The Mexico’s economy has natural resources like copper and oil. Then the Mexicans are making goods at a cheaper price than the United States. But then they couldn’t no longer make higher wages because of the labors of Asia and Central America. Mexicans go to the United States illegally and they come illegally because they didn’t get good payment and they had come to the U.S illegally. If they caught, they either get injured or get killed.

Culture:

Day of the Dead Altar

The day of the dead starts in November 1st and 2nd and what they do in those days is that they visit the people they cared about and they send them food, flowers, gifts and more. Also during the day of the dead, kids wear costumes and they eat skull candies(which are made out of sugar). During the carnivals in Mexico, people dance to honor Maya and Aztec. Then during the Maya and Aztec times, people had to play seriously or else they either get injured or get killed.(Countries of the World: Mexico.


Immigration story of Pedro

My father Pedro Perez was really sad for leaving because he will miss his mother, father, his relatives, his life style, culture and worst of all his home country. He had to leave because he had a hard time living because he gets paid less and a lot of hard work. Then by the age of 27, he went to the US so he could find a better life, better job, better home and a better future. So when he had arrived to the US, he had a friend (from Mexico as well) who helped him and he let him live on his house, working with him and did other stuff for 4 years. By the time 4 years passed, my father found himself a home a new job and started a new chapter.

Like I said earlier, my dad felt really sad about leaving Mexico and missed mostly everything. On his way to Mexico, he had to walk through desserts, mountains and everything. He still felt sad for leaving Mexico but he felt a little happy for arriving to the US to see new things around and start a new life. I mentioned earlier about my father’s friend and he was helping him well... I got to tell you this without my dad’s friend, he could of had lots of problems.

When my father crossed the border, he felt alone because he never been to a different country before. Also he didn’t understand their language they were speaking. All the changes he had to do were hard, so he had to get used to it. About 4 years passed and he was used to the US a little but he’s trying his best to know the US better. Then a few years later, my dad knew pretty much about the US and now things are changing.

My father moved to DC and things changed. My dad was married, and he has better payment in his new job at the Hilton hotel. He’s also much happier living in the US and he made some friends in his job. But best thing he can do is…visit Mexico any time he wants to see things he has always missed.