Topic > Jose Antonio Vergas: My life as an illegal immigrant

He has never committed any crime, so the police have no negative record on him. Many people believe that some illegal immigrants are criminals, but in his magazine he showed readers that not everyone is the same. There are many illegal immigrants who have not caused any harm to anyone. I'm just here to live a normal life. Vergas stated that “there are believed to be 11 million undocumented immigrants in the United States. We are not always who you think we are. Some pick your strawberries or take care of your children” (paragraph 9). Those who believe that undocumented immigrants are bad people will change their minds because if they were bad, then how and why should Americans trust them to take care of their children. There are some people who work for less money, but the rate of undocumented immigrants in universities is increasing every day. This means that they will contribute a lot to the economy and society by working in better jobs. As a result, Vergas not only touched the reader's emotions, but also removed some stereotypical ideas from people