The second article talked about how names impacted the way we see landscapes. This was an interesting article because I thought that they talked about how their mountains were very sacred and what it means to them and how they didn't want anything getting between them and polluting them. They also mentioned some words in Dine which they would call it because in nations or pueblos, we have a name for everything and what is there. “San Francisco Peaks se from the underworld” stood out to me because the mountains were not always there; they were formed in a way that they rose from the underworld and that they respected for their beauty, also their strengths. The grandma also mentioned that you can't do anything you want because everything around you has a spirit and by doing what you want, you harm the spirit in a way where it can actually die. 

U.S. and Mexico reach agreement on plans for Venezuelan migrants

According to the article Homeland Security announced that measures have been aimed at reducing the number of immigrants. They are reducing it because there are too many immigrants arriving in the South and there are just too many people. There was an arrangement that actually happened and the arrangement was to send immigrants back across the border because so many immigrants were coming into the United States. After they sent so many immigrants across the border the governors of Texas and Arizona decided to also do the same thing and send immigrants back across the border. They have been sending all the immigrants back but it’s been difficult because the government has not allowed their own immigrants to basically go back home. 

I understand that the U.S. is trying to keep the Venezuelans from trying to cross the border. It’s not just Venezuelans that are trying to cross the border, it's also many other countries. What the U.S. needs to understand is that they’re going to keep trying until they cross that border. All these people that cross the border are just trying to make a better life for themselves and their families. The connection that I have from this is that my grandma crossed the border but she crossed it in the worst way. Hearing everything that she has told me and what people are capable of doing to get across the border is just sad and sometimes very disturbing. It’s amazing how they can have a house in their country but they leave it and come here with literally nothing they have to start brand new. 

How U.S. Immigration policy is pushing migrants to take more dangeourous routes

According to the video I watched there was a huge investigation going on. It both mentioned that the U.S. and Mexico are working together and trying to investigate the deadliest human smuggling case in modern U.S. history. There was a tractor truck that was containing 51 people, the truck was abandoned on the outskirts of San Antonio Texas. When they found the truck they saw that the back door was a little bit open. What they didn’t know was that the truck had 51 people in it. When they opened the back of the truck all the way they saw that there were people piled on top of each other. There were also bodies found on the side of the road, and children were rushed to the hospital. All 51 people were suffering from heat stroke, and heat exhaustion and they had no water. The truck was supposed to have an A/C but it wasn’t there. There were twenty-two citizens of Mexico, seven from Guatemala, and two from Honduras. The president of Mexico got to speak and he mentioned that the reason why these things happen is that there is a lack of controls at the border between Mexico and the United States. The migrants take a lot of risks to just get into the United States. Approximately 650 migrants have already died because of the decision to cross the U.S. border. The news mentioned that 2022 is only going to get worse. 

Watching this video and hearing that the people will take any risk, I believe that because my Grandma took the risk and crossed the border. Migrants have risked their lives to come to the United States only to die or get caught and sent back to Mexico or wherever they come from. Children are being dragged with their families as well and sometimes it doesn’t go so well, the families get caught and the children have to go with border patrol and more likely they get sent alone. I believe that there is another way for migrants to get into the United States but then again some of them don’t have papers so of course they will take any risk. It makes me think, who knows how many more bodies there are in the deserts when they walk all those miles to get to the border, they’re just left there to disintegrate.

My action plan was supposed to happen on November 12, 2022. The people that were supposed to be involved were the homeless people in the shelter mainly the immigrants. I was planning to gather food and take it to the homeless shelter located in Española, New Mexico also known as Pathways Shelter. I wanted to give people the food but unfortunately, I couldn't do this because I got sent home Friday afternoon due to close contact and because I wasn’t updated with my booster shot. I planned this because giving back is a huge thing in my family and I wanted to give back to the immigrants that are in my hometown. My outcome of this idea was to show that immigrants are important and that the little things matter, I also feel like they would have been appreciated of this small jester. In conclusion, I wanted to do this small gesture not only would it be a blessing for the needy but it would help them tremendously.