Name___________________Date_____________Period 6 MOVIE GUIDE: WHICH WAY HOME How do most of the immigrants travel towards the Mexican border? What percentage of them are children traveling alone? What reasons do the kids give as to why they want to leave their families to go to America? Is it legal to ride on top of the trains in Mexico? Why can’t anyone seem to enforce the laws and control the riders? What sorts of ideas do the kids have about what life is like in the U.S? Where do they get these ideas? What happens to children who are detained by the authorities? When interviewed, what does Esmeralda say about her son’s departure? How many children are apprehended each year trying to enter the U.S.? What are some of the risks/dangers of trusting your child to a smuggler? What is the women pay when they leave their families behind to come to America? What kind of life does PERRO” say he is leaving behind? “EL Who are GRUPOS BETA? What purpose do they serve? What kinds to advice to they give to the immigrants they meet along the way? What are some of the risks associated with riding LA BESTIA (train)? How do the refugee houses help the immigrants as they pass through? What kinds of assistance do they provide?
Name___________________Date_____________Period 6 MOVIE GUIDE: WHICH WAY HOME How do most of the immigrants travel towards the Mexican border? What percentage of them are children traveling alone? What reasons do the kids give as to why they want to leave their families to go to America? Is it legal to ride on top of the trains in Mexico? Why can’t anyone seem to enforce the laws and control the riders? What sorts of ideas do the kids have about what life is like in the U.S? Where do they get these ideas? What happens to children who are detained by the authorities? When interviewed, what does Esmeralda say about her son’s departure? How many children are apprehended each year trying to enter the U.S.? What are some of the risks/dangers of trusting your child to a smuggler? What is the women pay when they leave their families behind to come to America? What kind of life does “EL PERRO” say he is leaving behind? Who are GRUPOS BETA? What purpose do they serve? What kinds to advice to they give to the immigrants they meet along the way? What are some of the risks associated with riding LA BESTIA (train)? How do the refugee houses help the immigrants as they pass through? What kinds of assistance do they provide?
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