Issues of Border control:
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/01/0123_030123_border.html
Celia's story is all about wanting escape. She worked in 'maquiladora' a factory on the border where she sat in a assembly line all day putting squares into tiny holes with a pair of tweezers. She had dreams of escape.
Nowadays, there are many Illegal immigrants entering places such as the United States. This article is all about a photographer that crossed the border with several illegal immigrants to experience what they went through. In this photographers journey, he talks about the struggles they faced. "We walked until midnight without taking a rest. One [migrant] had a flashlight. There was enough ambient light so your eyes grew accustomed to the dark. But still you'd bump into a prickly pear or cholla cactus and have to stop and pull the thorns out of person's leg or shoe." It really sets out the reality of this, how it doesn't only happen in books, this kind of stuff happens everyday.
Celia turned to the 'coyote' for escape in hopes of a better life outside of her poor village of Aztlan. As Celia tells Matt "You couldn't see much because the Farms are dark at night. But beyond, where the United States lay, was a great glow in the sky. We knew that under that glow was the most wonderful place. Everyone has their own house and garden." This is something that i'm sure many immigrants dreamed of before deciding to immigrate.
The extreme lengths that these people go through to reach a better life is amazing. This is defiantly relatable to Celia's story. She turned to the Coyote to seek escape. Which leads us to the question of "Why would anyone risk their life in such a way?" Growing up in a poor area anyone would dream of having their own house or garden, having new clothes and being able to live life freely. The people to escape are the ones that feel as if it is the best choice for them and their families. Just like any parent, they want their kids to grow up in a safe place and sometimes the only way to reach that place, is to illegally immigrate. She dreamed of a better life and when she heard a way to get there, she didn't think twice, unfortunately that resulted to her being taken to the farms, which in reality is equal to being caught.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/01/0123_030123_border.html
Celia's story is all about wanting escape. She worked in 'maquiladora' a factory on the border where she sat in a assembly line all day putting squares into tiny holes with a pair of tweezers. She had dreams of escape.
Nowadays, there are many Illegal immigrants entering places such as the United States. This article is all about a photographer that crossed the border with several illegal immigrants to experience what they went through. In this photographers journey, he talks about the struggles they faced. "We walked until midnight without taking a rest. One [migrant] had a flashlight. There was enough ambient light so your eyes grew accustomed to the dark. But still you'd bump into a prickly pear or cholla cactus and have to stop and pull the thorns out of person's leg or shoe." It really sets out the reality of this, how it doesn't only happen in books, this kind of stuff happens everyday.
Celia turned to the 'coyote' for escape in hopes of a better life outside of her poor village of Aztlan. As Celia tells Matt "You couldn't see much because the Farms are dark at night. But beyond, where the United States lay, was a great glow in the sky. We knew that under that glow was the most wonderful place. Everyone has their own house and garden." This is something that i'm sure many immigrants dreamed of before deciding to immigrate.
The extreme lengths that these people go through to reach a better life is amazing. This is defiantly relatable to Celia's story. She turned to the Coyote to seek escape. Which leads us to the question of "Why would anyone risk their life in such a way?" Growing up in a poor area anyone would dream of having their own house or garden, having new clothes and being able to live life freely. The people to escape are the ones that feel as if it is the best choice for them and their families. Just like any parent, they want their kids to grow up in a safe place and sometimes the only way to reach that place, is to illegally immigrate. She dreamed of a better life and when she heard a way to get there, she didn't think twice, unfortunately that resulted to her being taken to the farms, which in reality is equal to being caught.
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