The mother appreciates and is thankful her daughter knows the language but fells insignificant because she knows she could explain their situation better. The mother sits in that office impatiently because she does not know what they are talking about and is thinking she must learn English so she could obtain a better life for her and the children. She works as a seamstress because you do not need to know English for this line of work. But of course the pay is so low that she needs the aid of welfare to help support her children. .
The limited number of publicly funded English Language training programs exacerbates lack of family support for language acquisition by women. The current crusade for English as the official language is based on the argument that immigrants are unwilling to learn English. Nilda's aunt migrated to the United States a long time ago and she still did not learn English. This is because she did not want to learn it; she felt she did not need because she got by all this time without it. .
Immigrant women also face cultural conflicts that affect adjustment to life in the United Sates. Many women do want to conform to the ways of the place they are living in because they fear they will lose their identity and forget where they came from. They stick to the ways of their country of origin therefore, preventing them to become the woman they need to be to survive in this country. In their countries of origin, women often live with members of their extended family. Childbearing is often shared with older members, such as grandparents. In many immigrant cultures, the individuals behavior and choices are guided by strong religious or philosophical traditions. When parents need guidance that their own families cannot provide, they see out religious leaders or other elders in the community for help or support. In the United States however, immigrant women are frequently cut off from their valuable resources without adequate substitutes.