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a person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster

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Central America had seven different countries. Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Costa Rica, and Panama. The population is about 41,739,000 people. There is no place in Central America that is more than 125 miles from the ocean.

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I think it’s not right for all these people to have to leave their country due to all of the violence and crime going on. The governments should be able to protect the people’s lives and rights. I feel that so many of the refugees aren’t getting the help they need.  And some aren’t getting a safe/nice place to live. I hope that there will be less violence and crime in the future so that less people get hurt and so that these crises won’t happen.

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A woman asked Ada, a Central American refugee in Mexico, why she was crying and she said she was alone with her son and had nowhere to go. These men were banging on the door shouting and saying she had to pay the war tax. Her son was so scared, he was yelling “Mommy! Mommy!”.  She knew that if they got in they might hurt her or her son just for the war tax. All she could do was pray that they would leave and they did. She grabbed a rucksack and stuffed it with all that she could and went out. She went out at three in the morning and hid behind a beverage stand. “ My son was quite cold”, she said. “We waited for the first bus to pass”. “ I was just trying to save my son’s life”, she said. She was afraid they would take him from her. She said that when the men came for war taxes they sometimes violated the women or forced them to be their wives. She said that she’s worked too hard for that to happen. She says she feels really good in the shelter she’s staying in. Some ask if she’s heading up north, but she says she’s not interested in the American Dream. She said that she didn't choose to be there. She left because she had to leave. “During the journeys, people suffer. It’s important for them to have shelters to sleep and eat. So they have somewhere to feel safe and secure”, says Ada.

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The refugees are central
Americans searching for asylum in surrounding countries.

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The refugees hope to get away from violence, crime, crushing poverty, and failure of governments to protect the lives and rights of citizens in their home countries

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The future will hopefully hold more places for refugees to stay. I hope it will hold a safer way for refugees to travel and more stuff provided for them.

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Some refugees are heading into Mexico in hope to find a shelter or place to stay. Lots of refugees are hoping to find a home in America.

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The Hispanic child migrants desperate to reach America

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9.Who's helping? What are their options?

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9.Who's helping? What are their options?

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There aren't very many places for Central Americans, but refugees can stay in shelters, refugee camps, maybe motels, and even at some churches. Some people/places that are helping include shelters, churches, fundraisers/websites, and other people.

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I think we can help by spreading the news about them, donating money/supplies, and try to stop crises from happening.

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Some refugees pay smugglers to paddle them across the Suchiate River between Mexico and Guatemala. Some travel on buses. Many travel on the top of trains across Mexico to America. (They have to sit on cardboard because the ride is very uncomfortable) Smugglers get paid thousands of dollars to bring refugees to asylum in surrounding countries.

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7.What are their lives like when they arrive?

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7.What are their lives like when they arrive?

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Their lives are very hard when they arrive because they don't have very much with them and they are very scared from the violence and crime going on at home. Many of them are probably stressed out from trying to find a home and the long journey. They also might be worried about others at home and they might be sick