Christian's Story from

1.    How old is Christian and where is he from?

Christian is 15-years-old, and he is from Mexico.

2.    What is his main problem? 

The main problem is that Christian is undocumented.

3.    Where does he live now?

Port Richmond in Staten Island, N.Y.

4.    Where did he work last summer?

He worked in a clothing factory last summer.

5.    What has he been searching for?

He's been searching for a way to get legal papers and a future with more options

6.    What did he think might be the key to
citizenship?

He thought joining the military might be the key to citizenship.

7.    What does he see every morning when he takes
the bus to school?

He sees men lining up on Ports Richmond Avenue.

8.             
  Does Christian know any of the men waiting outside
for work?

Yes, he does. His step dad is one of them.

9.             
  What  doesn't he want to spend his life doing?

He doesn't want to spend him whole life breaking concrete for $100/day.

10.             
  What does he Christian want to do in the future?

He wants to start school and someday he wants to become an engineer or maybe an archaeologist.


11.             
  When and how did Christian come to the United
States?

His mother carried him across the border.

12.             
  Does he remember Spanish perfectly?

No, he doesn't remember speak Spanish

13.             
  Four years from now what will Christian’s friends
be doing?

At the same time, what two choices will Christian
have? his friends will be getting ready to go to college. They could become firemen, astronauts,mechanics...

14. Christian's two choices: He will either have to go back to Mexico and start all over or hide for the rest of him life, living underground.

15.       Why was Christian’s
cousin Mikey thinking about joining the military?

Mikey thinks that it looks scary and everything, that it looks really dangerous. but he wants to do it.

16.             
  What is the “dream act”?

This is a law the U.S. congress that has been debating for a long time.

17.             
  Do you know Christian’s last name? Why or why
not? No, because he doesn't want people to know it.