The Final Artifact Find

So on my last artifact, I talked about the issue of Central America, and how thousands of children are trying to get into America. With gang violence becoming a horrible situation in countries such as Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala, parents are desperate and sending their kids to the border in hopes that they can be safer.    

In this article I found on The Salt Lake Tribune, it focuses on Honduras, and what everyone is doing about the issue of the children being stuck at the border. Currently, The Obama Administration is deciding whether or not to give the children a refugee status.  Right now, The Distance Between Us is an important book because of what's going on at the U.S/Mexico border, with all of the immigration that's happening, and what's happening in the countries that are right by us.    

Immigration is seeming more and more like a hope for families as they're trying to escape their homes, and as everything is going on, there are children being held up at the border because people don't want so many children in the country, but we can't turn our backs on these helpless children who just want to be safe.    

All of these articles, and all the news that's going on about these children, and what's happening in countries like Honduras has really put a spin on my outlook on immigration, and now I'm scared for everyone in that situation, being held up at the border, or being turned back, or being deported, because these people just want to be safe, and have a better life.    

The Distance Between Us really affected me about how I feel about immigration. I used to not even think about it, hearing it in the news, or reading about it, and never giving a second thought. But now, it's always on my mind, and I just hope that everyone gets somewhere and lives a better life than what they're leaving.    

Thanks for tuning in about my five artifacts, and if you'd like to read the article about the children, you can read it here.