IRP: Prompt #5 (Chapter 1) - Immigration Encounter

In Chapter 1, Manny and Nardo are picking chilis in the field for some fast cash. As they are going about their work they have an encounter with immigration officials. Before their eyes numerous vans and buses pull up to the field and start taking away workers. Luckily, Manny and Nardo are U.S. citizens, but, the immigration officials go looking for the "wetbacks" as they said. Just normal people doing their best to make a living get hauled off unexpectedly right before these young boy's eyes. This was a scene in the book which I thought was moving. It showed me what I take for granted each day and there are people here in this country that must go about their daily lives in fear of just this type of instance with immigration police.