Crossing the Valley
by: Maria Beteran
Arizona State University is a campus where there is somewhat of a diverse
population. As a student,
at ASU West campus, I decided to take a history class
on modern Mexico as one of my electives but
mainly to know in depth the history of the country
and its government. That history class is composed
of students who are Caucasian, Hispanic and Asian. In this class I met Otoniel
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Carrillo, a twenty five year
old student
majoring in Global Business with the
hope of finishing school and graduating
with a B.A. During the semester I
visited a maquiladora in Nogales,
Mexico, as an assignment for class. Talking to Otoniel, I found out that he is from
Nogales, Mexico. Now the semester is about finished, and I now know much more
about his life here in the US as an immigrant and about life in border towns, in
this case, the border between Nogales, Mexico and Nogales, Arizona.
We had a more in depth conversation about his experience as an immigrant in
the United States on a Sunday afternoon and discussed the differences of life here
in the US in comparison to that in Mexico. It was a sunny day, cool
temperatures, birds singing, and a fountain in front of us creating a tranquil
setting. Our conversation started, I listened while he told his migration story.