Drawbacks of Migrations

In Sanders's article about migration, he highlights the disadvantages that migrants bring to the land and opposes Rushdie's claim about migration being good. As an immigrant, I would also agree with Sanders's claim; there are many bad things that migrants bring to the new land such as diseases like the coronavirus, and bad institutions like slavery. However, I think that Sanders did not bring up the most important thing that people need to consider before migrating which is how migrations can break up bonds between families and friends. 

Many migrants nowadays move because of education, religion, education, etc. There is not a single person who moves away from their homeland or country just because he/she has a bad family that he/she hates. It could definitely make the decision easier but usually, no one will hate his family that much. Personally, I loved my grandparents and they pretty much raised me as a kid because my parents had work. I had a strong bond with them, and when my parents told me we had to go to the US and leave my grandparents, I was pretty sad. Even though now we can facetime or call each other on the phone, I still miss seeing them every day with a big smile on their faces and calling me by my nickname. Migration definitely leaves a heavy toll on a person's emotions and can lead to many bad impacts on a person's life. A friend of my parents also brought their kid to the US, he told us that he missed the Chinese culture back home, but as a result, he was never able to move on with his life and learn new things like how to listen and speak English. He got bad grades in school because he can't understand the teacher or the homework or the test and quizzes. He then surrounded himself with only games and people he is familiar with which caused him to separate himself even more from society. 

Migration is definitely still necessary because it brings intercultural exchanges and diversity to new areas. but as we can see, Migration brings a major impact on a person's emotions and life. That is why there are countless things that migrants should consider before moving to a new place. It is a very tough choice to make.