Nothing in my life so far can ever be compared with the powerful and life-changing experience of my entry into the United States. This is a country I have come to love and respect and has now been my home for last eleven years but it is not my native land. I was born in Cuba and eleven years ago some people of our family who were in the US at the time arranged for our migration. Cuba was not a bad place and since I grew up there, part of me will always love Cuba but when we moved from there, political and social conditions were not very favorable. The political climate in Cuba has always been rather troubled and our financial situation was not good either. At that time, some members of our extended family had already made their move to the United States and we heard that for some of them, it had been a very positive experience. America was the land of opportunities for people like us who wanted a better future for themselves. So naturally
The entire journey of moving from Cuba to the US was an experience of a lifetime in itself. First we came to Mexico as tourists because it was from there that we could travel to United States. And to be quite honest, we didn't travel in the real sense, we actually swam into American waters. There were six of us including me, my parents, brother and grandparents. Some risks are always there when you decide to float into another country. Apart from the possible legal problems, you have the great mighty river and unpredictable weather to brave. The river was rough and winds severe when we decided to float through it. It used a tire for this purpose but it wasn't an easy journey and on some occasions, you might even feel like you would never be able to reach the shore. It was on the sixth day that we crossed the Rio Grande. When we finally landed on the shore, we saw many pieces of clothing scattered all over the place indicating that we had
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