ThE bOy LeFt BeHiNd

The main characters of this story are Enrique a young boy, his sister Belky and their mother Lourdes.

I have not been in the position that Enrique has been but something similar, one night I felt that something bad had happened because it was really late and my dad was not home yet, so its not the same thing but close.

I do support Lourdes' decision. She took does decisions thinking of her children, wanting them to have better things than she ever had. I do not support the fact that she left them for a long time and that she had another family or daughter with another man. I think if she wanted to be with another man that would be fine but not to have children with him because she can barley take care of the ones she already has it would only make it harder for her to send money to her other children.

I do not think that she will come back because i think that she will send for her children when they are older.

I think that Enrique will rebel a little but mostly he will just miss her. He seems like a good child so i don't see why he would act bad.

48,000 Children enter the United States illegally each year.

Some of the reasons children travel to America is to find a loved one that has been there. Another reason might be that they want to get a job and get paid better. They might also want a better education.

The journey to America is very dangerous. They have to jump into moving trains. People get robbed, raped, beat up and sometimes even killed. Not only should they keep away from criminals but sometimes even the cops.

Some of the children that are willing to travel alone to the United States are seven years old.