highlights the severity of the situation which these minors fleeing from Guatemala‚ Honduras‚ and El Salvador are facing. To be so afraid of where one is coming from that these children feel safer in the hands of border patrol is what makes the participation of other nations in granting asylum to theses individuals imperative. The reading states that‚ “Honduras had a homicide rate of 90.4 per 100‚000 people. El Salvador and Guatemala had homicide rates of 41.2 and 39.9” and that “48 percent of the 404
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US border illegally. Many of the undocumented immigrants are coming from Mexico and South America. About 56% of the immigrants are from Mexico alone while the rest are distributed evenly among South American countries like Honduras‚ Panama‚ and Guatemala. Along with them they bring many different problems such as increased gang violence in the United States‚ and various drug trafficking complications. Drugs are a huge problem; many underground tunnels have been found along the border. Another problem
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other people. During spring break of grade eleven I‚ along with ten others‚ traveled to Guatemala for two weeks for a service trip. During the time there our biggest project was helping complete the construction of a career school. Our team also worked with the children attending the already open elementary and middle school‚ and supplying families in need with baskets of food and supplies. The trip to Guatemala helped me gain a better perspective of the world we live in and I am continually reminded
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Universidad Mariano Gálvez de Guatemala Facultad de Humanidades Escuela de Idiomas Licenciatura en la enseñanza del idioma Inglés Con especialidad en Tecnología Educativa Competencias digitales en la enseñanza de idiomas Licda. Silvia Sowa Connectivism and the Digital Age Malibu Lorena de León de León 6076 08 6626 Guatemala August 15th‚ 2014 Introduction Paulo Freire is a Brazilian who was born in 1921 in Recife. When he was
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Research Paper on Ché Guevara | Globalization | 11-10-2012 | Table of contents Introduction 2 Revolution 3 Ché Guevara’s existence‚ and relationship with revolution 4 The Cuban Revolution 8 The Influence of Ché Guevara on Latin America 12 Conclusion 17 Bibliography 18 Introduction I decided to write this research paper because we were assigned to find an issue or subject within Latin America to write about. One of the most widely known and influential revolutionary
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about 24‚000 unaccompanied children at the border. Between October 2013 and the end of June 2014‚ the number rose to 57‚000. It is estimated this number could reach 90‚000 by the end of September 2014. Most are coming from El Salvador‚ Honduras‚ and Guatemala. Once the immigrants arrive in the United States‚ what is our moral obligation to them? Under current law‚ these children are placed under the custody of the Department of Health and Human Services which works to place them with family members
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Joaquin Guzman formally known as “El Chapo” was arrested after he escaped prison. El Chapo is a notorious drug kingpin with a net worth of 1 billion. Forbes magazine said he was the most powerful person in the world and he was one of the richest man in Mexico. Joaquin has been in the game since 2003 and he has been the most power drug trafficker in the world. His distribution of drugs has been connected all over the United States and Colombia. Joaquin was able to escape multiple prisons‚ and he’s
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Background The early 1980s were times of tension and turmoil the government and citizens of Central America. Over one million Central Americans fled to the United States seeking political asylum due to the violence from Civil Wars in Guatemala‚ El Salvador‚ and Nicaragua. The militaries killed thousands of people‚ including Archbishop Oscar Romero and four Catholic Sisters. Along with violence‚ these nations also became stricken with poverty and economic depression‚ spurring large-scale migration
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An Overview of Belizean History Belize‚ the only English speaking country in Central America‚ emerged from being a mere settlement for pirates to an independent nation of patriots. The population of this diverse country is made up of Creole‚ Mestizo‚ Maya‚ Garifuna‚ East Indian‚ Chinese and Mennonites. In fact‚ each ethnic group plays a vital role in the remarkable history of Belize. The Europeans also contributed to what is now Belize. Nonetheless‚ to receive the essence of Belizean History
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