Arturo
Selected Quotes
"I have to admit that at the beginning I was thinking that sooner or later I would have the same lifestyle and status in Montreal as I had had in Mexico, even though I knew that as an immigrant I would have to start from a point lower than what I was living at in Mexico. But [looking back] I was not actually aware and realistic about what immigration really meant."
"Immigration means that you leave your past and your homeland behind and that you are open to start a new life, whatever that might mean for each person. Of course, that doesn’t mean that you have to start from scratch, but trying to recreate the lifestyle you had in your homeland – economically, culturally or professionally – is a mistake, as this only makes life more difficult for you as an immigrant."
Extracts from the interview
Selected Quotes
"I have to admit that at the beginning I was thinking that sooner or later I would have the same lifestyle and status in Montreal as I had had in Mexico, even though I knew that as an immigrant I would have to start from a point lower than what I was living at in Mexico. But [looking back] I was not actually aware and realistic about what immigration really meant."
"Immigration means that you leave your past and your homeland behind and that you are open to start a new life, whatever that might mean for each person. Of course, that doesn’t mean that you have to start from scratch, but trying to recreate the lifestyle you had in your homeland – economically, culturally or professionally – is a mistake, as this only makes life more difficult for you as an immigrant."
Extracts from the interview