Summary Of Enrique's Journey

Imagine being forced to flee your country with no one by your side. Regretfully, this is the case for immigrants. As we go through the text of, Sonia Nazario's biography, Enrique's Journey, tells the story of the young boy Enrique's dangerous journey from Honduras to the United States in search of his mother. In contrast, Nazario's essay, The Children of the Drug Wars: A Refugee Crisis, Not an Immigration Crisis, addresses the problem of child migration more broadly and focuses on the risks and structural causes that children encounter when trying to enter, and fit in the United States. The pieces of literature share a common theme of difficulties and risks encountered by children and adolescents who move in search of a better life. The first
he strips off his shirt and sits on it" (Nazario, Enrique’s Journey). The author explains the improper traveling or living conditions displaying hazards. This is because Enrique decides not to hold on to the bike while traveling, and takes his t-shirt off so he can sit without burning himself in the heat of the scorching sun. Furthermore; "Enrique’s head throbs. It stings his eyes, and his skin tingles" (Nazario, Enrique’s Journey). This explains how Enrique is forced to take the risk of burning in the sun due to his living conditions. As described, even when his head was burning and his skin was tingling, he had to stay in the sun as he didn't have a choice. The second text “The Children of the Drug Wars: A Refugee Crisis, Not an Immigration Crisis” is an editorial as mentioned in the prompt at the start. This literature supports the main idea in the texts as it informs us of the challenges and threats faced by immigrants, as shown; "Three years ago, about 6,800 children were detained by United States immigration authorities and placed in federal custody" (Nazario, The Children of the Drug Wars: A Refugee Crisis, Not an Immigration Crisis). This shows the difficulties faced by