Why Immigrate?

The desire for a better life is sometimes so big that it makes people leave their countries and their families and work in other countries. They know that they will have to face difficult moments, that they won't be able to communicate with the persons around them, that maybe they will have to work in illegal conditions to get the money they need for their families, but all take these chances and they hope they will succeed.

On the other hand, there are persons who immigrate just for the sake of the persons they love. They leave their families to make other families with the persons they love. Women go to meet the men they love who have chosen other countries to start a new life, even if they miss their families and their friends. Maybe they don't have a place where to work but they are capable of waiting to see what destiny has for them.

There are also the cases of the persons who are obliged to leave their countries because of the war which threatens their lives. They’d rather start everything from the very beginning than risking putting their lives in danger.

When well developed countries see that their territories are “invaded” by lots of immigrants they set new laws that make the immigration

harder. As a result of this, many illegal immigrants

cross the borders and are eager to work, even if they are paid only at half of the sum of money native workers receive for the same kind of job.

The opinions of the local inhabitants are shared and they vary from total rejection to acceptance and full integration to the new community. In countries where large communities of immigrants live they are fighting for the recognition of their social rights and for equal treatment.

Many immigrants have managed to be fully accepted by the community where they live and they have managed to change the opinions of the strangers regarding our nations, as it is well known that Romanians are seen as thieves and gypsies.

Ref-Herminne Tonita