Children of the Exodus: Lu’s Journey — A boy from Fujian Province becomes Mexican

The Texas Observer has an interesting story about Mexico grappling with undocumented immigration and birthright citizenship. As in the United States, children of undocumented immigrants also become citizens in Mexico. “Thousands of undocumented immigrants come to Mexico every year – many of them traveling through with the intention of crossing into the United States. From January to September of this year, Mexican immigration officials deported more than 53,000 immigrants.”  The story tells about a 19-year old woman from China’s Fujian Province who undertook the long journey to the United States while eight months pregnant.

KJ