says that we have more stability in terms of employment and more employment opportunities. Sean also made it a point to tell me, that obviously he could have moved back if he wanted, but he likes the lifestyle here, and is planning on staying for quite some time, Even though he misses his family, and his social circuit, and friends he left behind in Jamaica. Sean said that the best thing about the United States is the stability, and the job opportunities in his area of expertise (which is the IT field). Sean told me quite a few things that he dislikes about America. 1. Racism. 2. Ignorance and narrow mindedness of the average American. 3. Over emphasis on work, and not enough on quality of life issues. 4. The hypocritical way in which most people approach a situation. Then I asked Sean what advice he would give others that are immigrating here from his country, or other countries, and he replied I would advise them to set solid goals when coming here. Make a plan, if you don't do that then you will not achieve. He thinks that most immigrants have solid goals when they come here though, either via vocation or education. Especially those from the islands, so they come here to do well, relatively. Next I went to a the most immigrant of my interviewees. My friends parents came here from Italy about 25 years ago, but they never let go of their culture, and really never learned the language. They speak broken English, so I couldnt get as much information out of them(her) as I wanted, but it went well anyway. Her name is Salvatrice Perconti. Like I said, she came to this country from Italy (Sicily). She came to the USA with her husband, to find work. What she said about how the USA is different from Italy, is that America is busier, more industrial, and there is more money to be made. During this interview, I took it upon myself to sort out her broken English, and say things like Industrial when she just tried to explain t...
