Enrique's Journey Chapter 1 Summary

At the beginning of Chapter 5 in Enrique’s Journey has has successfully made it to the boarder of the United States between Mexico and Texas. At this point he is on the Mexicans side trying to find out a way to cross the Rio Grande River.
Yet, again I am amazed at the horrific conditions that Enrique has to go through just while waiting on the Mexican side of the boarder. He talks about sharing a “soiled, soggy mattresses with three other migrants.” I could never imagine making a journey that is so physically demanding to begin with, and only being able to sleep on a mattress that is horribly taken care of and having to share it with three other people. I understand that even finding this mattress is probably one of the greatest things that …show more content…
It is so close to the boarder we have to go through many boarder patrol check points when we are traveling to and from the ranch. Many times through out the year my grandfather and his friends fine many signs of immigrants who have trespassed on to their land. The camp house has been broken in to many times and items throughout many buildings on the property have been stolen. The ranch is high fenced to keep the deer population in, and many times through out the year we have to repair holes in the fence that immigrants have cut/tore in order to get through. Reading this book opens my eyes to what these immigrants actually have to go through, but they do not have to steal or damage other people’s property while they are trying to complete their journey. It is unfair to both sides: one the Americans who now have to pay to repair and replace the damage and stole items. It also effect those Mexicans who want to come to America legally, but now have a bad reputation due to the immigrants who do not follow the law and commit