19 July 2010, 2:00 pm
I am a second generation immigrant. My whole family has came here from Italy and started off with absolutely nothing. Although, at this point almost everyone in my family is very successful. Once my uncle's parents got here from Italy they had absolutely nothing. They had 5 kids, and lived in a once bedroom apartment in Cutehy, Ca(not the best place to live, right next to bell gardens, commerce, south gate, and East L.A.). Anyways, his parents worked their asses off, learned English, got their citizenship, and were able to eventually open a shoe store, and purchase a beautiful home in Long Beach, CA, which is now worth over $800,000. He put every single one of his kids through college, 3 of them became successful lawyers, one a teacher, and one a web designer. My mom's cousins all did well for themselves too, even though their parents had nothing once they arrived here either. But she made it, she may not of went to college, but her parents saved up enough money to buy a house in Downey, CA, which she now lives in, refinanced, and now owns houses near Disneyland, apartment buildings, and condos, and rents them all out. Her sister does the same thing. So why is it that everyone in my family worked so hard and became successful, while everyone in my fiance's family are very poor, and never got their citizenship, and never even learned English? Is it harder for them because they are Mexican? I can only see that things would be easier for them, since Mexico is 3 hours away, and Italy is on the other side of the world.... Read More »
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