one week, they can earn as much, if not more, than they would earn in amonth back home—though in the1980s and early1990s, the cost of livingin some Brazilian cities and New York was nearly comparable. A womanwho earned two hundred dollars as a head nurse in a large urban hospitalin Brazil spoke in wonder of how she made five times more in New YorkCity by working long hours as a babysitter.90
This is one of the main reasons qhy people immigrate to America. Ots very interesting to find out that in other countries make the same amount that American often take for granted America pays a lot more than other countries and its a major reason for many people immigrating to America. This quote makes me think about how America sometimes take for granted the resources they have supplied for them.