In the Ted Talk, A safe pathway to resettlement for migrants and refugees, Becca Heller talks about the constant struggle people face when forced to flee not just their country but their home. She opens up by talking about the war in Ukraine and mentions how it happens all over the world in countries like, Afghanistan, Syria, Eritrea, and more. She continues by discussing why people are often forced out of their home. ““War, yes, of course, but also gender-based violence, politically sanctioned persecution” (1:02 Heller) These are just a few examples of why people and sometimes whole families are forced to leave their homes.
In the novel, The Far Away Brothers by Lauren Markham the two main characters Ernesto and Raul have successfully escaped ElSalvador and made it into Mexico.They are hoping to reach the states quickly to escape the MS-13 a gang in ElSalvador.This same gang has been pursuing Ernesto for sometime now. "Meanwhile, the gang boys at school kept pressuring Ernesto to join MS-13(Markham 37). Ernesto has a target on his head because his uncle Agustin’s tree was taken down and ruined his cashcrop. Agustin happens to have the MS-13 on his side and tries to kill Ernesto. He blames Ernesto for the tree coming down and ruining his crops,so the father takes out a loan and hires a Cyote to guide Ernesto out of South America and into the United States. Because Agustin is furious and wants to harm Ernesto. Soon After Ernesto escapes Raul leaves too because the family fears that Agustin will mistake the twins, so the father takes out another loan to send Raul north and meet with his brother.
Based on this, and your own text, how do you think the people that were forced to leave their country feel about that country? What influences them to leave their country?
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