Personal Narrative: My Career As An American Citizen
Every person in the world aspires to become someone and have the life that they have always imagined. Ever since I was a little girl my parents have taught me how hard it is to earn a living. I have seen their struggle, and because of this I have ambitioned to have a career. With a career I could have financial stability without the struggle that my parents have endured. My parents are immigrants that moved here in their early 20’s. Ever since then they have worked two jobs to sustain the living that they have given us. Although I ambition to have a career, the journey is not going to be easy for me either. By not being an American Citizen, I too share the struggle with my parents. I have been given an opportunity by the American Government
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They have sacrificed so much to give my brothers and I the opportunity of a better life away from the poverty that they grew up in. I want to become a pediatrician to make them proud and to make their sacrifices pay off. Even if I were to graduate as a pediatrician, many DACA students are not able to receive their professional license. In an online article tittled “DACA Turns 4: Spotlighing Its Successes and Flaws”, it states “In some states, these licenses are restricted to citizens and legal permanent residents. That means DACA recipients in these states are barred from working in the positions for which they have been educated.”, this means that I would have to relocate or stay in states that would allow me to have my professional license, which would make finding a job extremely difficult. Not to mention that in many states across the country DACA students are forced to pay out of state tuition although they have lived in the state that they attend school in. Pediatrics is a long and expensive career that I ambition to have. It my biggest aspiration in life and I know that I will be able to graduate as a pediatrician if I put forth the work. At times it seems like just a dream to me since my resources are scarce, but I also know that all I need is God’s help to get me through any obstacles. My future is not set in stone and it could go many different ways. I have to figure out everything as times goes and just focus on my main concerns at the moment. For now, I have to get through these two years of community college to get my associates degree and then time will
They have sacrificed so much to give my brothers and I the opportunity of a better life away from the poverty that they grew up in. I want to become a pediatrician to make them proud and to make their sacrifices pay off. Even if I were to graduate as a pediatrician, many DACA students are not able to receive their professional license. In an online article tittled “DACA Turns 4: Spotlighing Its Successes and Flaws”, it states “In some states, these licenses are restricted to citizens and legal permanent residents. That means DACA recipients in these states are barred from working in the positions for which they have been educated.”, this means that I would have to relocate or stay in states that would allow me to have my professional license, which would make finding a job extremely difficult. Not to mention that in many states across the country DACA students are forced to pay out of state tuition although they have lived in the state that they attend school in. Pediatrics is a long and expensive career that I ambition to have. It my biggest aspiration in life and I know that I will be able to graduate as a pediatrician if I put forth the work. At times it seems like just a dream to me since my resources are scarce, but I also know that all I need is God’s help to get me through any obstacles. My future is not set in stone and it could go many different ways. I have to figure out everything as times goes and just focus on my main concerns at the moment. For now, I have to get through these two years of community college to get my associates degree and then time will