Alejandro | Wake County 100

Narrative, Continued:

Despite his happiness with Wake County, Alejandro wants to move outside of the United States. When asked why, he simply said, “It would be cheaper. When I showed the plans to a house builder in America the costs are estimated 1.3 million, but when I showed it to builders (in a foreign country) they said it would cost about $30,000 – which is obviously a lot cheaper.”

Alejandro wants everyone to know that he feels that the immigrantion “problem” actually isn’t a problem at all. He says, “Most of the immigrants are hard-working people who come here for a good life. Immigrants will work for less than minimum wage, but this seems to be a good deal for businesses.”

Written By: Shaun

Alejandro

Gender: Male

Age: 25-64

Race: Hispanic

Nativity: Foreign Born

Educational Attainment:

High School Graduate

Occupation: Carpeter

Travel Time to Work: Varies

Internet Access In Home: Yes

Religion: Christian

Town: Cary

Narrative:

If you think installing carpet is an easy job, you’re wrong! Alejandro’s work is quite difficult and dangerous because you have to use sharp knives and cutting tools to cut the carpet just right. If you mess up the slightest measurement the entire carpet is ruined and you have to do it over again. It isn’t just the measurements that are risky but also the cutting itself. When handling sharp tools it’s common to cut yourself a couple of times, and with such sharp tools they go through you like butter. When Alejuandro moved here he thought that Wake County looked really nice, but to his surprise no matter how long he stays here it only seems to get better. After his first year in the United States he met his wife Amy and had three children.

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