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How and Why did your family come to the United States?

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How and Why did your family come to the United States?

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My grandpa was the first member of my family to arrive and live in the United States to work leaving my dad and his brothers back in Mexico with my Grandma. (1)
After this event my dad was the second person in my family to go into the U.S. with his brothers and my Grandma because my Grandpa was already here. (2)

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My dad often traveled to Tijuana to go drink which is where he met my mom. A couple years later they had me and my brother who were born in Tijuana.(3)
My dad being a citizen petitioned my mom, two brothers, sister, and me and we went to Ciudad Juarez to get approved. After getting our papers we first lived in Escondido and then Oceanside.(4)

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The reason my family came here is mostly the same reason as everyone which is wanting a better life. Another reason is to live with my dad.(5)

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The process of getting here and finding a house were two pretty big problems that my family faced when coming to the U.S.

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What was going on historically in the U.S. during this time and did it affect your family?

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What was going on historically in the U.S. during this time and did it affect your family?

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I don't think there was any big historical event happening that affected my family when we got here in 2013 and neither for my dad who got here in 1985.