Topic > Analysis of Illegal Immigration on Enrique's Journey

Although immigration brings people from all over the world, many people tend to focus on and stereotype all undocumented immigrants as being from Mexico. As we can see through the novel and through the recent influx of immigrants over the summer, the United States is seeing more and more people from Central and Latin America. These native countries are unable to provide a safe and productive environment for their people, so they must look for a way to support their families. Even if that means facing the dangers of trains, crossing the Rio Grande, and realizing that the “perfect” U.S. society is nothing more than a