Immigration

My definition of an immigrant is someone who travels to a different country to reside in. Immigrants can be legal or illegal and must come from a different country to become a citizen or to solely reside in their new country. I have some relatives that I know of, who came from a different country legally and so therefore are immigrants. They all came from different parts in Mexico. Some of these family members are grandparents or other extended family. I think that so many immigrants have come to the United States because they sometimes come from countries where they have no say in what the government does. Other times they want to have a life away from any violence or wars that were happening in their home country or they would like to find a better education for their family and maybe even for themselves.
In the past immigrants came from places like countries in Europe and in these places there was a lot of violence and hatred going on towards groups of people. I think that the immigrants came to America to start a new life and have more options for careers and education. I see that immigration is effecting San Diego because we are so close to the border of another country. I see immigration affecting San Diego in many different ways. Some ways are that it is very important to learn a second language especially Spanish so that we can communicate with more people. You can also notice signs of immigration when going to certain parts of San Diego because there are certain areas with one main race mainly made up of immigrants.
I also see that immigration is affecting San Diego because I have noticed that many more people are getting different opinions about how we should handle the immigration. My connection to immigration is that I have many relatives who have come from a different country and some of them only speak Spanish. I also have a lot of family friends who are immigrants and so this again ties me to immigration.