Grow With Ro

E56: My Immigration Story: Realities + Reflections


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On Today's Episode:

  • Americans often have an exaggerated, closed-minded view of immigration.
  • The majority of immigrants come to the US legally but end up overstaying their visas.
  • Have compassion for your parents. They did the best they could.
  • Trauma and patterns get passed on unless someone chooses to break the cycle.
  • Book Referenced: "Laws of Human Nature" by Robert Greene.
  • The sleepover that never ended.
  • The Dream Act allowed me to pursue college.
  • DACA enabled me to work and avoid deportation in two-year increments.
  • Consider the downsides of DACA.
  • My feelings about not seeing my relatives for over 20 years.
  • We all have a story that shapes us. You can choose whether it propels you forward in strength or holds you back in victimhood.
  • You are not solely defined by your story.
  • Don’t become so attached to your label that you're afraid to grow beyond it.
  • You can’t paint immigration with a broad brush.

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