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Analysis Of The Bus Of Tears By Sonia Nazario

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Within chapter two the author, Sonia Nazario, talks about many factual information in the book. Starting on page 50, she describes the Bus of Tears as well as the Rio Grande which is the between United States and Mexico. The bus of tears is the deportation of undocumented migrants from Southern U.S. borders. One of Enrique’s attempts was when he traveled thirty-one days and more than a thousand miles from Gautemala through central Mexico, which is where he was captured, as well as many others by the police. The Bus of Tears deports hundreds of thousands of devastating passengers every year with crushed dreams. Maria Isabella’s wish came true as she prayed for Enrique to come back home. The undocumented migrants are taken to El Corralón detention

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