The first person that I interviewed was a 30 year old immigrant from Lahore, Pakistan named Asif. Asif came here when he was twenty in 1991 after completing his degree in biochemistry. In Pakistan it is common for students to move to the U.S. once they have completed their studies, this is a result from the lack of good job prospects available for educated people. Asif had decided to move to the U.S. during his last year in college when he saw that his attempts at an internship and a future job were unsuccessful. One of his classmates had made the trip to the U.S. a year earlier for the same reasons Asif had began to

The second interviewee was a 25 year old man from Morelos, Mexico named Joza. Joza came to the United States in 1996 at the age of 18. He stated his reason for coming to be strictly financial, saying that in Mexico he would work long hours for little pay. His was not a communal migration; rather a family member would go every couple of years and then send money back to the family back in Mexico, much like was discussed in the several essays about Mexican immigrants.

consider making his. Using his friend as a means of social capital he found out everything he needed to come to the U.S. He decided that the easiest means for him gain entry to U.S. was through a student visa. To get a students visa Asif had to show that he had enough money to pay his tuition and support himself without working during his stay in the U.S. The other problem was to decide exactly where in the U.S. to go and what to study. Asif's friend had recommended for him to attend the University of Michigan and to go for a bachelor's degree in computer science. Even though Asif's friend had advised him to attend an acknowledged university, he first told him to attend a community college for his first two years in order to save money, and then transfer to University of Michigan where he would complete his degree. Asif followed his friend's advice except instead of attending a community college in Michigan he chose to attend Oakton community college in Des Plaines since he wished to move to Chicago after completing his degree.

The second thing that I noticed is that the first two immigrants came alone as opposed to the third one coming with his family. Joza and Asif, coming alone, seemed to have a better opportunity to better themselves as opposed to Roman's family, who had to worry about providing for the children. As a result Joza and Asif have a much higher chance at a higher income and better professions than do Roman's parents. This is the result of diverse priorities. Joza and Asif came to mainly better their lives, then their future children. While Roman's family, which already had children, came to better their children's lives, concentrating most of their efforts on them. This can be seen by their choice to purchase a smaller, but more expensive house because of the neighborhoods better school district.

Roman's family is well off not only for first generation immigrant, but compared to the general population. His father is a carpenter and his mother is a computer programmer and so far they have been able to send all of their three children through college. His older sister if going for a degree in law from the University of Chicago, Roman is attending the University of Illinois for a degree in engineering, and his younger sister is currently in a community college and plans on later transferring her credits to a state university.

Recently, as a result of the poor economy, Asif got laid off from his job at Sprint. He is not much bothered by the layoff since he was growing tired of working in the computer field and was already considering a change of career. Currently he works with me at Pizza Hut as an assistant manager as a temporary means of income. He plans on purchasing and operating a seven-eleven in Chicago with a family member of his, for which he already received approval for. Even though he is taking on this business venture, he promises not to let his education go to waste. He is considering returning to school for a master's degree, though this time he plans to attend University of Chicago because of its close pro

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