36 - A Brief Discussion on Immigration Facts and Statistics

The first episode of the year takes influence from the book Enrique’s Journey by Sonia Nazario and the previous episode retelling Enrique’s story. Along with sharing some facts and statistics from the book, the episode also takes a small dive into some realities that a person from Latin America is likely to encounter in their pursuit to better life for themselves and their families.

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Trigger Warnings:

Mention of sexual assault, death, child death

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Some sources:

Enrique’s Journey - Sonia Nazario

The Darien Gap PBS video- https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/what-migrants-face-as-they-journey-through-the-deadly-darien-gap

https://www.unicefusa.org/stories/record-numbers-child-migrants-latin-america-and-caribbean-great-risk#:~:text=UNICEF%20estimates%20that%20there%20are,from%20Haiti%20and%20from%20Venezuela

https://migrationnetwork.un.org/global-compact-for-migration

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