This documentary is very well put together. It is about several Central American children (ages 8 to 14) who are heading to the United States. They are alone, unsupervised, and riding illegally (and at great risk) on the tops of trains.
They all have different stories. They come from El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, or Mexico. They are hoping to reunite with other family members up north, or they are running away from bad homes. Some were simply abandoned. Others were loved, and are eager to send money back home as soon as they find employment.
The documentary follows the children and hears their stories as they migrate from town to town in Mexico, gradually heading north. Such a journey might take days or weeks. Interestingly, crossing the border into the USA is the least of their worries; they are more concerned with the hazards of the Arizona desert. And so they should be, because part of the story covers those children returned in coffins after they were found dead.
I am really glad I saw this, but it is heartbreaking. It is unbelievable to imagine an eight-year-old child going hundreds of miles alone and having to beg for food... then considering crossing the desert! Tragically, such stories are likely to continue, since the policies of Mexico and the United States are not changing.
This documentary is not political, and does not address anything about how to handle the problem with immigration. It is merely a compelling collection of stories of children traveling alone.
They all have different stories. They come from El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, or Mexico. They are hoping to reunite with other family members up north, or they are running away from bad homes. Some were simply abandoned. Others were loved, and are eager to send money back home as soon as they find employment.
The documentary follows the children and hears their stories as they migrate from town to town in Mexico, gradually heading north. Such a journey might take days or weeks. Interestingly, crossing the border into the USA is the least of their worries; they are more concerned with the hazards of the Arizona desert. And so they should be, because part of the story covers those children returned in coffins after they were found dead.
I am really glad I saw this, but it is heartbreaking. It is unbelievable to imagine an eight-year-old child going hundreds of miles alone and having to beg for food... then considering crossing the desert! Tragically, such stories are likely to continue, since the policies of Mexico and the United States are not changing.
This documentary is not political, and does not address anything about how to handle the problem with immigration. It is merely a compelling collection of stories of children traveling alone.