NPR reports:
As President Trump moves to fulfill his campaign promise to deport millions of immigrants who are in the country illegally, they'll most likely include Mexicans whose children were born in the U.S.. Over half a million of these kids are already in Mexico.A happy ending:
Researchers call them "los invisibles", the invisible ones, because they often end up in an educational limbo of sorts. Most don't read or write in Spanish, so they're held back. Many get discouraged and stop going to school. In some cases schools even refuse to enroll them.
In the border city of Tijuana, however, there's a model program designed to help these children.
But there's something else about Anthony. He seems to be learning a lot about himself and the world he left behind in California.Going back home ....
"I was never white when I was in Barstow," he says. "I was always brown."
Now, he adds, "I see myself more Mexican. I belong in Mexico. This is my home."
