By Saul Estrada
Many Salvadorans have been here in the US since they were nearly a child. The US is what they consider a home since it's the only place they’ve known. This is where they met many friends, family, and even had children, but all of that can be taken away in a flash.
Christian, a Salvadoran who has lived in the United States since he was seven years old said, “The hardest part from leaving El Salvador was having to leave behind my parents and brothers, but of all that paid off with hard work. Now I am able to pay for my parents’ bills and feed my siblings.”
Recently Donald Trump's administration made an announcement saying it's time for Salvadorans to go back home. This single sentence brought fear to thousands of people who had Temporary Protected Status also known as (TPS). TPS was enacted several years ago and has helped many Salvadorans by letting them stay in the US as refugees and getting jobs without the fear of getting deported. Most of the Salvadorans with TPS have been here since they were teens or even younger, and for them, the US is what they've considered a home for many years.
According to CNN, the 200,000 Salvadorans have less than eighteen months to leave the United States or else they will lose their temporary protected status and get deported. This single sentence has brought outrage and anxiety to Salvadorans all around the US.
Deporting 200,000 Salvadorans can have a great impact to the economy because they are a huge part of our labor work such as field work and construction.
Many men and women work in the fields getting showered with the hot sun, they gain Vitamin D on the daily. Many men such as Christian, work as construction workers, they start feeling tired and weak as the time of the day goes by, they feel all of the pounds of sweat dripping down their bodys as if they just finished showering.
Salvadorans do so much hard work and try their very best in order for them to have a good living here in the land of opportunity.
Christian, a Salvadoran who has lived in the United States since he was seven years old said, “The hardest part from leaving El Salvador was having to leave behind my parents and brothers, but of all that paid off with hard work. Now I am able to pay for my parents’ bills and feed my siblings.”
Recently Donald Trump's administration made an announcement saying it's time for Salvadorans to go back home. This single sentence brought fear to thousands of people who had Temporary Protected Status also known as (TPS). TPS was enacted several years ago and has helped many Salvadorans by letting them stay in the US as refugees and getting jobs without the fear of getting deported. Most of the Salvadorans with TPS have been here since they were teens or even younger, and for them, the US is what they've considered a home for many years.
According to CNN, the 200,000 Salvadorans have less than eighteen months to leave the United States or else they will lose their temporary protected status and get deported. This single sentence has brought outrage and anxiety to Salvadorans all around the US.
Deporting 200,000 Salvadorans can have a great impact to the economy because they are a huge part of our labor work such as field work and construction.
Many men and women work in the fields getting showered with the hot sun, they gain Vitamin D on the daily. Many men such as Christian, work as construction workers, they start feeling tired and weak as the time of the day goes by, they feel all of the pounds of sweat dripping down their bodys as if they just finished showering.
Salvadorans do so much hard work and try their very best in order for them to have a good living here in the land of opportunity.