sources

Story about texas police: http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2012/10/texa-o27.html
The whole story:

Enrique's Journey - The Book by Sonia Nazario

Surviving

To be a survivor in life, one must never give up because success will eventually come. Giving up will only decrease your chances greatly of reaching any goal. and as I like to say, success begins at the end of your comfort zone. Enrique shows a clear example of not giving up because he was sent back seven times and only on his eighth he was successful. He didn't let fear or disappointment bring him down. Even though the journey was dangerous and he witness many people get hurt or die, he still kept to his goal. And in the end it was all worth it because he eventually found his mother. This story shows us the harsh reality but it also shows us that reality can have its rewards if you don't give up.

overcoming obstacles

To overcome the obstacles they faced, all of these individuals had to stay strong and have knowledge in what they were doing. The immigrants had to know about the places they were going to and had to make sure they knew how to blend in in order to not get caught so easily. They must also be careful about who they asked help from because even though there were some friendly people that devoted their time to help immigrants, there were also some that would also turn them in.

Obstacles from Enrique's Journey

This is the most dangerous part of the journey. Many people are killed or mutilated from trying to catch on to fast moving trains you must be extra careful and if your lucky or an expert then you have a chance of boarding safely. But most who are hurt from falling off the train have no help and end up dying from their wounds. Enrique was lucky enough to have survived all the trains he boarded. 

This is another dangerous part of the journey. This is where you can either find good companions or gangsters that will rob you and beat you up or maybe even kill you. But it's better to stay to yourself because you never know who to trust. Enrique has experienced several beatings but still kept going. He just learned not to mess with anyone. 

Enrique's Journey is a real story!

This book is a nonfiction, meaning everything written in it s very real! It's actually heartbreaking to know that everything the characters go through are things that actually happened. There is also proofs in everyday news stories where you see the same exact situations are happening everyday. Two months ago there was an incident in Texas where a Texas police helicopter shot at a truck filled with illegal immigrants killing two of them and hurting one. Five other immigrants have also been shot that month by the Texas border patrol police. Enrique's situation is pretty common no matter where you go. There is always interesting stories and movies about peoples adventures to places they aren't allowed to go to but they take the dangerous risk to go to it anyway like how in the Lorax the boy goes outside of the city to go and find a tree even though he doesn't know what to expect and he knows he'd get in trouble but he went anyways. It may not be as dangerous as Enrique's Journey but the point is that there are many stories about people taking risks to get to their goals or dreams.

Enrique's obstacles from his journey

Enrique's Journey is about a boy who, like many other children in central america, had his mother leave him at a young age to go find a job in the United States to feed her children. Enrique felt bad and missed his mother greatly so he went out to go look for her. He also felt that she was the only one who loved him and understood him because he also had his problems back home. Enrique isn't the only one taking this dangerous journey. It is estimated that 700,000 immigrants enter the U.S illegally each year. This isn't any easy journey. Enrique has been sent back to his home seven times but he still didn't give up. The journey consists of riding on train tops, which is very dangerous because many immigrants have been killed, hurt, or mutilated from trying to jump on or off the train. Then comes the gangsters, who kill, rob, and abuse migrants. There is also the risk of getting caught by the police and being deported back. Sometimes the police even rob or kill the migrants themselves. This book is written by a woman named Sonia Nazario who takes the risk too by following Enrique and other immigrant children to see what the journey is like.