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The Mexican Migration to the United States – a story of tensions. (group 3)

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There are 6 people on the picture. They are adult and may be immigrants.In the background people in the forest because there are trees and in the foreground they are the desert because sand . They are crossing the border.They are climbing the border. They stress because they are scared by the guardians who monitors the wall. They are running to finish to cross the border. They could cross the border to go to U.S. May be to join them family.

Picture taken from: https://beinglibertarian.com/amnesty-markets-safety-libertarian-immigrat...

There are 4 people in the foreground and in the background there are between 60 and 70.
They are in the desert ( very hot )
In the foreground , people are running but in the background people are very restless .
The foreground 's people are affraid , appears affraid and tired , and seens hungry and thirsty.
They may be a family who is trying to go to the U.S. By the Sonoran Desert in what it's very difficult to survive because it need adequate weather equipements and a lot of food and water.Behind, the people seens be other immigrants ,mexican maybe, who try to restart their life in U.S. Where their life could be better(money ,education,politic...).Between the family and the other we can see smoke.

Picture taken from: https://abcnews.go.com/International/260-migrants-died-cross-us-southern...

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