THE CHILDREN OF THE DRUG WARS

To adequately inform the public on child migration, American Journalist Sonia Nazario wrote
several essays that focused on the issue. Knowing the dangers that child migrants endure as
they attempt to enter the United States, Nazario wants to raise awareness about child
immigrants. Sonia accomplishes this through her biography, Enrique's Journey, and in her
editorial, The Children of the Drug Wars. The articles share many things but vary in the way
Sonia Nazario presents her ideas. The Children of the Drug Wars and Enrique's Journey have
similar morals but differ in how they have given information the, type of language used and, the
point of view.

Enrique's journey depicts the life of a young Central American boy who wants to return to his
mother. Lourdes, Enrique's mother, leaves her home and family to travel to the United States,
pursuing a better future for her children. Enrique is forced to sell food and rebels but gets
kicked out of his paternal grandmother's home. Frustrated, Enrique turns to drugs for comfort.
Enrique's drug problems escalate until he steals his aunt's jewelry to pay off his dealer. After he
is kicked out of his home again, Enrique feels compelled to journey to his mother.

Enrique begins his journey through Central America and Mexico on his way to the United
States. Enrique attempts the dangerous journey eight times before he succeeds. Enrique, like
other immigrants, rides the tops of freight trains. Traveling on top of the train is risky in many
different ways. Falling off the train or getting robbed, beaten, or raped by gangsters, Is not
uncommon on the train. But Enrique makes it through. Waiting on the banks of the Rio Grande
in Nuevo Laredo, Enrique scrounges enough money together to call his mother, who helps pay
for a smuggler to take him across the river and into the United States. Enrique crosses the river
and reunites with his mother. Enrique, who had created a larger-than-life image of his mother,
is struck with reality as he thought all of his troubles would go away once he reunited with his
mother. To with his disappointment, Enrique returns to using drugs and alcohol.

Sonia Nazario's The Children of the Drug Wars is an editorial that aims to shed light on the
dangers that child immigrants face.
The passages are very similar in morals, but they both have different points of view. In the
biography, Nazario says, "To permanently stem this flow of children, we must address the
complex root causes of violence in Honduras, as well as the demand for illegal drugs in the
United States that is fueling that violence." Enrique's journey, says "The MS control the tops of
freight trains operating north of the Rio Suchiate, where many migrants going to the United
States begin their trek through Mexico. They rob migrants riding the trains. Migrants, who are
often afraid to press charges, make ideal victims." The editorial tells you that the demand for
drugs in the US causes violence in Honduras, while the biography shows you the violence in
Honduras. The main difference is just the point of view. Most of Enrique's Journey focuses on
Enrique, but the Children Of Drug Wars has a narrator to tell you the problems that stem from
the drug wars.