My fifth artifact is an article from NYTimes. The article features the youth and children at the Mexico-U.S. border. The children come from many other places besides Mexico: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, and a small amount from 43 other countries. The children from the three largest named above make up 3/4 of the children at the border, and only 1/4 are from Mexico. This is surprising because Mexican emigrants used to be the largest percent. The surge of children began in 2012, and has continually increased throughout the years.
The sudden surge from the three countries: Guatemala, el Salvador, and Honduras is most likely influenced by the poverty, violence, and family reunification.
Some of the children, around 30,000, are being placed with sponsors around the United States. The majority of them are being sent to Texas, New York, California and Florida. They are living with these sponsors while their court hearing are going on.
The influx of children at the border and across the border causes dispute in the nation.
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Hey I had done an article similar. :) I think you did a great job telling us the different countries that do immigrate along with the sudden increase in people crossing the border. :) Good job, Emily.
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