Maria Full of Grace

This is a movie that is completely in Spanish and takes place in both Columbia and the U.S. What I learned is that people will go to dire lengths to obtain money when they work in sweat shops. A young girl tired of dethorning roses discovers an easier way to make money quick and what she does is swallow balloons entirely filled with drugs. She smuggles them into the U.S. and decides to stay. I used to see this everyday back in my hometown. I live not even three minutes away from Mexico and everytime I would make the trip down there I see how different the US is from Mexico. It's only divided by a river but believe me the change is drastic. Everytime I go I see a child who is not even wearing the right clothing. There was this one boy who had pink girl shoes on and was selling gum, I know cliche but I'm serious. It is just so unbelievable the struggles that they go through. This is one of the main reasons why people immigrate to the U.S. and the other day I saw a flyer here on campus that would reward an individual who came up with an immigration reform plan. The U.S. would not be what it is today if it weren't for immigrants.