Separated by the Border: A Birth Mother, a Foster Mother, and a Migrant Child’s 3000-Mile Journey Audiobook (Free)

In 2017 five-year-old Julia traveled with her mom, Guadalupe, from Honduras to the United States. Her harrowing trip had taken her through Mexico in the cargo portion of a tractor trailer. After that she was separated from her mom, who was kept hostage by smugglers who exploited her literally and financially. At america border, Julia came through the processing center as an unaccompanied small after becoming separated from her stepdad who was deported. Gena Thomas tells the story of how Julia found america, what she experienced in the system, and what it required to reunite her with her family members. A Spanish-speaking former missionary, Gena became Julia’s foster mother and witnessed firsthand the methods migrant children experience trauma. Weaving together the tales of birth mom and foster mom, this book displays the human encounter of the immigrant and refugee, the difficulties from the immigration and foster treatment systems, as well as the tenacious power of motherly like.