Near the end of chapter 14, Celia tells Matt her story of
how she became “owned” by El-patron. She talks of how she worked and a factory
and how she dreamt of being taken to the United States of America. Like Celia,
many people are despite to try and cross the border. The reason is because they
are looking for a new life through finding a new job and to get away from how
they were currently being treated. But there is one problem. The border patrol,
just like the “farm patrol” in Celia’s story are hired to keep people fro
illegally crossing the border. But many people ask, why is it so necessary that
they keep them from crossing the border? Because it is so hard to cross the
border, many people try to hire “coyotes,” which get paid to take people across
the border.
As a result of illegal immigrants journeys cut short
conflict has developed between border patrol and the other people in Mexico. As
illustrated in the video above, conflict between these two have escalated to a
new level where people in Mexico are now aiming to kill border patrol. Although
no “farm patrol” is killed in Celia’s story, there is still an everlasting
conflict between the two.
One thought that has occurred to me is the mere thought of
why? Why are people so desperate to cross the border? Well, think of the life
that Celia lived. She was boxed up in a factory for a lot of her life. She
wasn’t allowed out of the building. Similar to Celia, many people aren’t able
to find a good source of living. In Mexico, it is very hard to find a job as
the economy is not as developed. I can relate Celia’s feelings to past experiences
in Mexico as I have seen small towns that people live in. But do I think that
all this conflict is worth killing somebody? The answer is no.
Your thought process in this journal entry is very in-depth; I didn't think about a lot of sides to the issue that you addressed. One thing that I found very surprising was the comment about Mexican citizens aiming to kill Border Patrol. It was interesting to learn that it's not just one way, but that the feelings are mutual. One side you didn't address, however, is drug smuggling. This is the main reason that Border Patrol is so high in this area, and it is behind a lot of deaths related to crossings. Overall, great job!
ReplyDeleteYour journal entry is very in-depth.I like how you ask why people are so desperate to cross the border. This is a very good question. Why do people want to cross it any ways. It is over rated. always having to run for the cops. Not my kind of life style.
ReplyDeleteI like how you really represented all the sides to the story and your use of vocabulary was engaging. Like Julia said, you could have addressed drug smuggling, but great post!
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