Illegal Immigrants In Enrique's Journey

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Sonia Nazario’s intent in writing the novel Enrique’s journey was to bring to the forefront the issue of illegal immigration into the United States. In the prologue of her book she states that; “The single mothers who come to this country, and the children who follow them, are changing the face of immigration to the United States.” (p15). She attempts to humanize the issue by creating a personal view of one family’s illegal immigration and quest to come here. In this respect you could say that the resolution of the plot is when Enrique is finally reunited with his mother. This book or series of articles was intended to provoke the reader into thought about the issues surrounding illegal immigration and the reasons behind it, rather than to provide a resolution and solution to the issue. …show more content…
Lourdes came to the United States chasing the American dream, forsaking her family in her quest to provide these rights to her two children opening up a whole new slew of issues for her and her family surrounding abandonment and separation. At the end of the book her family is still not reunited in a satisfactory manner. There is a semi-resolution when Enrique completes his journey and is finally reunited with his mother in the United States and they have adequate food and shelter and are able to send money back to the family in Honduras, but at what emotional and physical cost to themselves and does it really cure the issues that are prevalent in that
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