The First Artifact Find

So, as school comes closer and closer, I'm starting to panic! But, nevertheless, I shall post. Today, I found an article that made me extremely interested in the topic of immigration. It was about the places where children ended up when coming from other places, which states were most likely to home those children. It wasn't just immigrant children though, it was about unaccompanied children crossing the border. What struck me was that a lot of kids ended up in the East, and very few in the North-West. They had an interactive map that showed which states had under 100 kids, 100 to 999, and over 1,000 kids living in that state.

The top three states that homed immigrant children were Texas (4,280), New York (3,347), and Florida (3,181). California, the state that Reyna and her family lived in when they came to America, was just below Florida with 3,150 children.

This article on unaccompanied children who are crossing the border to have a better life makes me think about how they don't always know if they are going to have someone take care of them, like Reyna had her mom and dad. It's also amazing how many children are coming into America, how desperate they are to get here. It really changed my views on how I think about immigration. I never really paid attention to it at first, but after reading The Distance Between Us, and getting to collect artifacts, it's really cool to learn more about immigration.

This article also made me think of the scene of when Reyna and her siblings and father tried to cross the border, and failed twice. On one attempt they even saw a man, who even when Reyna's father said he was just resting, it was obvious that he was probably dead. It's scary to think about how dangerous it can be to try and cross the border, especially when it's just a small child.

This was a great article, and if you'd like to read it, you can find it here. Otherwise, until next time!