Define American: Jose's Story

Welcome to a new conversation about immigration in our country.

To learn more, visit http://www.DefineAmerican.com

Define American is dedicated to changing the conversation about immigrants in America who are an inexorable part of our communities and our society. Founded by award-winning multimedia journalist Jose Antonio Vargas, Define American harnesses the power of storytelling and social media to bring about greater awareness of and support for immigration reform.

To learn more, visit http://www.DefineAmerican.com

Video credits:
Directed by Brett Brownell
Produced by Jose Antonio Vargas, Jehmu Greene, Alicia Menendez, and Jake Brewer
Edited by Mike Pullano
Music by Tyler Strickland

Category:

Nonprofits & Activism

Tags:

• immigration
• DREAM act
• Jose Antonio Vargas
• Define American

[Atewowfx]

i still don't understand why idiots still carry MEXICAN flags in Immigrations rallys, if you love MEXICO that much then GTFO here bunch of dumb fucks, if you want to become an American at least be loyal to it like this Dude, i say legalize all who is loyal to U.S. and kick out all the idiots who still likes to carry their beloved flags around.

[Eliandor100]

@Atewowfx "Illegals" Don't really tak ur Jabs,but the Chinese takes more jobs than "Illegals" thanks to all the Greedy U.S. companies.

[SX1995able]

@Atewowfx There`s nothing wrong with carrying a foreign flag. I know Americans who carry foreign flags, because they visited, or lived there. I do think it`s ridiculous to yell "Viva/Long Live (insert country name) That`s bit stupid. It`s like an American going to Russia, and yelling "Long Live Abe Lincoln!" It`s make no sense.

[gduque03]

People thinking immigrants take away opportunities need to realize that immigrants actually create opportunities.  First of all, new blood coming in with the desire to succeed helps to remind us of how lucky we are to be here, it makes us get better at what we do so we can compete. Many immigrants go on to open small business, other champion expansions within corporations that create opportunities, others have even gone on to create multimillion dollar companies.

[tapia2108]

Interesting story ...

[theirvman]

Jose you are putting peoples lives at risk for your selfish reasons. I too arrived to States illegally at 12. I graduated in broadcasting from MO. Was part of Unity 2004 covering the Kerry Bush elections. It was clear to me the whole time I was illegal so why lie. What I did was leave America and be a man regardless if America accepted me or not. I did things correctly and already in less than 5 years I am an EU citizen. You just been lucky like me but eventually as illegal your luck can run out

[tinaw1969]

@SimounAngel What ever you're refering to (because I made many comments).............

YOUR OPINION!! Have a nice day!

[SimounAngel]

@tinaw1969

wow, I wont even say anything because your comment truly stupid.

[SimounAngel]

@Atewowfx Dude, It doesn't matter what flag people carry. I agree and disagree with you. I would be loyal to the U.S, I already am. But I could never just throw away the Mexican flag because it doesn't matter how much shit is thrown at you or how much hate..You can NEVER forget where you came from. Our culture is strong, it's not about loving Mexico but we have honor towards our ancestors. If only you knew the stories that the Mexican flag carries, you would understand.

[Bagatan63]

You lucky to be here . Get marry that's easy. And you are illegal immigrant . Why your parents did not fix your paper then ? It's your parents fault Jose not the US gov. Mow fix it

[Meldels2010]

If an American marries a foreigner outside of the country, he's welcomed with open arms, regardless if he speaks English, or care about the US. Now, If an undocumented student who grew up in America, pledged allegiance to the flag, spoke English were to BEG for acceptance among his peers, he/she would then be ridiculed, stomped, humiliated by those who call themselves patriots of the free world. To me it's disgusting, so to end all of this, DREAMERS, MARRY HOBOS, HOMO, JUST TO MAKE A STATEMENT!