President of El Salvador

citizens of Latin America had to endure because of American military interference in their country. Although the characters are fictional, Manlio Argueta 's book is based on historical events that occurred in El Salvador for fifty years. The important insight into America 's personal role in El Salvador is shown in the insurgency fighter 's story because he mentions the different resources provided by the American military, from armed forces training to ideological and religious indoctrination.…

Recently, immigration to the United States has been a hot topic in politics. With former President Obama deporting the most immigrants in history (Main) (Murphy 4-24-18) and President Trump’s intentions to slash DACA leading to the deportation of even more immigrants, it begs the question: why do immigrants choose to come to the United States in the first place? In the case of those who emigrated from the Latin Americas, factors of violence and neoliberalism catapulted their countries into…

was passed by the Salvadorian govt that eliminated all forms of investigative proceedings and enacted unconditional amnesty to all individuals (including militant members) President Crristiani (also referred to as the Peace President) in the TRC report was quoted as saying “We must forgive and forget this painful past”. El Salvador like many other TRC’s preferred Restorative Justice over Retributive Justice as part of the recommendations. However, Salvadorian…

Poverty taught me to make the most of the little I had in El Salvador. Through my daily struggles I learned to appreciate what truly matters most. For one, I learned to be resourceful and appreciative. I remember playing soccer in the dirt streets of my neighborhood with an old rag ball and feeling pure happiness. As I grew up though, I realized that life may not become much more joyful, but it could certainly become much more comfortable. These struggles deeply impacted my character and…

course of history. Specifically: Democracy, Liberty, and Equality have fulfilled their promise to a nation. Democracy has lived up to what is stated in the constitution because American people can have a voice in their government and can impeach a president. The American…

The film Sin Nombre depicts the issues that currently plague Central America. Gang affiliation and the increasing violence that is taking hold of the communities as well as migration out of Central America. The increase insecurity and violence has propelled many to head to the United States in search of a safe and prosperous future, as was the case of Sayra and her family. Benito or “Smiley” introduced to the gang as the gang acts as a source of order in the town that appears to have been…

that they must pay back with interest and B) exploiting their natural resources without developing any other means of support. For example: many say that El Salvador has become dependent on aide especially after President Obama passed a $277 million dollar compact with El Salvador in 2013 despite evidence that since the last aide package El Salvador has become poorer and more corrupt. (Roberts,…

within Central America, but more importantly, employment rates are above 30 percent. It has also been estimated that two-thirds of those living in Nicaragua are making approximately two dollars a day. Similar numbers can be found for Guatemala and El Salvador which make up the Northern Triangle, which make up the most under-privileged part of Central America. A stable economy can’t be built without the opportunity of jobs and enough money earned to support them. The agriculture job sector…

My dad came to this country when he was 10 during the civil war in El Salvador. My grandma made the decision to come to the United States because if she had stayed in El Salvador my dad would have had to be a soldier in the militia. The militia was barging into family homes in the middle of the night and abducting children to force them to become part of the Escuadron squad…

to increase every day. The reasons behind these migration flows are believed to be the violence and economic situations that some Central American countries are facing. The increase in gang and drug related violence in countries like Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras, this last one having the world 's highest murder rate and an increase in the femicides task that has gone up about 30 percent since the beginning of the year (France24, U.S. border crisis: 'The children are refugees, not…