Chapters 17-18

Chapter 17-18

"In those days they didn't enforce the laws. We were the people you don't always see, flashing our polite smiles, trimming hedges, parking your cars in lots, doing the night shift. You need us and we need you." Page 151

This is part of Aisha's valedictorian speech, which I think is very well written. I think it is interesting that she said "You need us and we need you." It is something that wouldn't have occurred to me at all, but it is very true. Most Americans choose to hire someone to do work they would prefer not to do, but since no one chooses to do those jobs, they fall to illegal workers. So it is very true, that we need them, because if we didn't have them, we would be doing every job Americans are too lazy to do theirselves.