I chose to write about the article Exodus. This article is making allusion to the second book of the Hebrew and the Christian bible. The theme in that book is the migration of the Israelites out of Egypt to leave behind slavery.
The article is talking about how the migration to America its seen from the mexican side of the border. To understand the situation he went to a small village where the people, that are going to migrate, get prepared for their voyage. The immigrants understand that it is very dangerous and that it migth kill them, but as Cooper was saying "When they realize that it is only the width of a river, or a twelve-foot wall, or a three day walk that separates them from a first world economy, and a reasonable chance at a future, they push north."
This subject it is close to my heart. I remember when I was doing missionary work in a small village close to my hometown, we had to do a census and in almost every house they told us that one person went up north. Like the author was saying in the article, the life conditions for an average Mexican living in Mexico are very poor. I consider myself very lucky, but the only reason my family is economically stable is because my dad works for an American company, if that hadn't happened I wouldn't be here. The minimum wage for eigth hours of work is 52.5 mexican pesos, that would be 4 US dollars and 40 cents. The minimum wage is not enough to even only feed a family, nevertheless paying for electricity, water, and any other taxes that the goverment can come up with. I understand their reasons for leaving because I'm doing the same. Another reason that has been used more often lately is the insecurity. It brings me sadness to say that althought Mexico is a beautiful country, some parts of the country are major battlefields within the organized crime and the army. In some cities in the north of Mexico, the citizens can not have a normal life because if you go out after it gets dark, you are in trouble. Even simple things like hanging out with your friends at a party, can turn into something bad because there is reports of people breaking in and shooting everyone inside, even if the people inside has no connections with the organized crime. The situation is getting harder in Mexico, so the people that can leave they do so and the ones that can't, try. After all, as human beings, we are all looking for a better quality of life.
