The strength of migrants, an opportunity for the United States

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This week the story of a Haitian immigrant was published in Real America News, who has had to cross a dozen countries, endure the separation of his family and the murder of his parents, but without giving up continues to fight for a better life.

We are talking about Wilfranc Noradin, who left the island with his wife in the 2010, after an earthquake devastated it. Fortunately at that time Brazil needed cheap labor and both were able to stay in that country until after the World Cup of 2014. Immediately, both traveled to the United States.

Finally, in the 2016 managed to reach Mexico and then entered the United States where their little one was born on November 8 of the same year, just when Donald Trump won the elections. Unfortunately, on 12 November of that year Noradin was deported.

Later From having to endure the separation of his wife and newborn, the immigrant found that his parents had been murdered in Haiti. At that time, the political and social situation also put Noradin’s life in danger and he had no choice but to leave immediately.

Since then, the young man, who sings and has a privileged voice, has not stopped fighting to return to Tijuana, the route where he crossed into the United States in the 2010; So far, the immigrant has crossed 12 countries and worked in all kinds of jobs to be able to support himself and pay the costs of his trip.

Let’s not forget that Noradin speaks Creole, a mixture of French, Spanish and English; so to communicate in Latin America has been one more challenge to his heavy burden of tragedy that he carries on his back, in addition to the moments of discrimination and great need that he has lived through over five years.

But despite this, Noradin is optimistic about his future and knows that at some point he will be reunited with his wife and son, with whom he communicates as often as he can. through video calls on WhatsApp, moments that give him strength to move forward.

Due to how complicated the border has become for migrants and refugees seeking to reach the United States, we don’t know if they will make it across, but because of their effort, work and suffering that immigrants like Noradin have endured, the United States should allow them entry and an opportunity to become citizens.

That kind of strength that immigrants like Noradin demonstrate by overcoming enormous challenges, are what have made this nation great . That commitment to give everything for nothing, and that they are willing to risk their lives, in order to keep their family together and get ahead.

This country needs that kind of workers, let’s not ignore them. If there is one force that could make America stronger, it is the migrants who are now knocking on the door in any border city. This country cannot miss the opportunity to continue building this strong nation of immigrants like Noradin.

Agustín Durán is Metro editor of Real America News in Los Angeles.