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Chiapas Reform In Mexico
In was the year 1921, the Mexican revolution had ended and the Mexican people wanted to restore order in their country. However, others lost everything during the war and seeked reform in America. 4 men found each other and went to side by side to for their journey in just their donkeys, knowing that they had the same goal to move to the U.S for a better life. Even Though they were all Mexican, each of them grew up differently and came from different types of families. One them was called Juan who was an indigenous Mexican from Chiapas, the second was called Francisco who was a poor rancher without education from Michoacan. The third was called Jose who was a Mexican-American, who lived in the U.S all his life wanting to return, the last …show more content…
Along the way, people discouraged them not to continue that it was too dangerous. However, the thought of having a better life and meeting their families again made them keep going. The men were scared of going to a whole new place, and a whole new language that they didn’t speak. The indigenous one didn’t even know spanish, but still kept going along with his friends. After some days the men reached the border, after jumping it and completing their journey they looked back at their homeland wondering if they will ever return.

We do not listen to what people tell us how they destroy our inspiration,
We’ve come this far and meeting our families is the best motivation,
The people may speak in a different way,
But we meeting our families again cannot wait another day,
Their we will find richness, peace and comfort everything we’ve ever asked for,
Although we love our country, we are tired of poverty and war,
After those days of nearly dying and of almost giving up, destiny brought us

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