"I began teaching in New York because I needed to stay in the United States and didn't have my immigration papers in order, so working for a university was a way of resolving the issue"
- Manuel Puig
About this Quote
Manuel Puig's quote talks to the battles of immigrants in the United States. He needed to stay in the country, but did not have the needed immigration documents to do so. Teaching in New York was a method for him to stay in the United States while also resolving his migration problems. This quote highlights the difficulties that immigrants face in the United States, and the lengths they should go to in order to stay in the nation. It also talks to the value of education and the chances it can provide for immigrants. Puig's quote is a suggestion of the significance of providing support and resources to immigrants in the United States, and of the need for immigration reform.
This quote is written / told by Manuel Puig between December 28, 1932 and July 22, 1990. He/she was a famous Author from Argentina.
The author also have 48 other quotes.
"Learning and teaching should not stand on opposite banks and just watch the river flow by; instead, they should embark together on a journey down the water. Through an active, reciprocal exchange, teaching can strengthen learning how to learn"
"Teaching is the only major occupation of man for which we have not yet developed tools that make an average person capable of competence and performance. In teaching we rely on the "naturals," the ones who somehow know how to teach"
