Cubans recently arrived in the United States told the journalist Univision Javier Díaz, that their stay in that country is the best thing that has happened to them.
“It is the best thing that can happen to a Cuban and to any person from another country who wants to get ahead. There is a lot of work, but it is worth it,” said one of them, Idelmar Blancowho already has permanent residence and was interviewed for the space “Cubanos en la Yuma” in Facebook.
The young people do masonry and carpentry work, a trade they did on the island and are now perfecting.
“This is a country that has no limits. Here you can go as far as you want. This is a magnificent country, I do not regret having taken the step I took,” stressed another young man, Robin Despainewho left his two children, his mother and his brother in Cuba to start a crossing to the border American, where he was given an I220A entry document.
“There are many who do not like to work, but those who come to fight should have the right to a status,” he stated in this regard, and confessed to being concerned about the situation of the thousands of Cubans who, like him, are currently in immigration limbo. .
“Every beginning is hard, but if you know how to do things you will do well without asking for problems. I get up at 6:00 am every day and work until 7:00 at night. The family is surprised but it is a step that had to be taken,” commented the resident.
Recently, another Cuban who had been in the United States for just 10 months said she felt satisfied because she has begun little by little to fulfill her dreams and asked that no one feel sorry if they see the citizens of the island doing jobs in the United States that do not correspond to their their profession, because the value of each person comes from within.
At the end of September, two Cubans who make their living as construction workers in Miami – one from Pinar del Río and the other from Ciego de Ávila – assured the journalist that the United States is a great country, which has given them good opportunities, and called on their compatriots not to be afraid of work.
“Let them get to work, work does not kill,” said one of them in a statement that was widely applauded on social networks.
The thousands of Cubans who leave the country in search of a better life are forced to reinvent themselves and do jobs they never imagined they would do. The vast majority demonstrate that they are determined to work, without fear of difficult tasks.
