Artifact Three

My third artifact of immigration comes from another news report. Named "LAUSD Gets Influx of Undocumented Children," it discusses the large amounts of children that have migrated to the Los Angeles Unified School District undocumented. Though the amount of new students threatens to overcome the budget of the district, the district is legally required to educate all students, even if they are undocumented. However, the superintendent states that even if they weren't required to accept the undocumented children, they still would, never denying a possible student.

This connects to myself and other people around me because I know that without education, it's hard to live a good life. We know that schooling, even if it's boring to go through, is what helps us succeed in the future. It's how we get a job, a house, a car, a phone, any entertainment or hobbies, and a lot of other things. So even the remote possibility of denying someone those possibilities of good futures is really hard for me to believe.

This reminds me of The Distance Between Us for pretty obvious reasons. In the book, Reyna and her siblings migrate over the border with their father, and one of the main reasons for that is so that they can receive a good education. In fact, they even migrate to Los Angeles, where the news report takes place. Reyna's father, Natalio, is adamant about the fact that his children came with him to America to get a good education, and he doesn't want to see them waste this chance. He wants to see them succeed, and have the futures that he wasn't able to have. This also reminds me of my experiences and goals because I have gone through education my whole life. My goals are to succeed in school, and get an education that allows me to do what I want to do in the future. Education is one of the fundamental reasons for immigration, so the fact that the LA school district accepts students whether they are documented or not is a great thing. They are allowing these kids to have the possibilities that their parents wanted for them.