Review of crossing the wire

When I first knew we were going to read this book I couldn't wait because I knew it was something that I could relate to. Perhaps not personally because I was born in Los Angeles, California but my parents, husband, in-laws all went through something similar to this. A lot of the stuff I read about in this book I was already familiar with like the journey, the desert, and the struggle. What I didn't know was exactly how bad the corn business was over in Mexico. It was sad to hear how Mexico's corn was worth basically nothing because Mexico was instead buying Corn from the States because it was cheaper and how the maquiladoras were closing to move to China because people work for less. Its not understandable how countries are doing international business and moving their business across seas while leaving people without jobs in their own country. I feel very strongly about this topic because I am Mexican and I very well could have been born into this situation because I am part if the first generation of my family to have been in the States. I feel that sometimes people take this topic the wrong way they see as a 'what's mine and what's yours' for example sayings such as "go back to your own country", " you are not American", " We are in America speak English" or my absolute favorite " they are taking away our jobs." None of these make sense to me because the States was built on immigrants if any one has the right to say something ig is the Native Americans who were already here before anyone else. Because if many of us has the privilege of living in the states it is because our ancestors migrated here seeking opportunities and a better life so why what the Mexicans doing any different. I know that if the States was a poor country with no jobs or ways to make money I would do anything to help my family out even crossing into countries illegaly. Not everyone can get a visa either because there is no money or chances of getting approved are slim. Also, one us taking away jobs if anything they are jobs that most people don't want. I know for sure I am not cut out to work in factories or the fields.
In the book I also noticed how a young man basically raised in the United States was deported to Mexico, but being there he was completely lost. He hardly spoke Spanish and didn't know anyone or currency system. Just imagine you don't have documentation (even if generations of your family has been here, think about where your ancestors are from) now what if you were sent back to that country that you have never been to, how would you feel? I don't think we should be seperating families or making it hard for people who just want to work and survive to come here, the people we should be focusing on are smugglers etc. Isn't the States the Land of Opportunity, isn't that what it is known as, so why now all of a sudden we want to take that away from others. If thanks to our ancestors we are here. If other groups of people had that privilege to come here why shouldn't another group be able to benefit from that as well.