""It is tragic and disgraceful that the fate of a boy and a girl in yesteryear's dictatorial Chile can resonate so perversely in today's America.""
""What do we do if they come for you, my love, if I never see you again? Who do I call, who do I turn to?""
The article examines the disturbing realities of children in America who, while playing, echo the fears of their undocumented families regarding deportation and state violence. The author reflects on a personal story written during exile in Amsterdam, linking the historical plight of children in Chile under a dictatorship to the present-day experiences of immigrant children in the U.S. The parallels drawn illustrate how fear and anxiety can shape childhood innocence, highlighting a tragic continuity of trauma across generations and borders.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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