International Migrants Day

18 DECEMBER is International Migrant’s Day – celebrating the courage and struggle of international migrants. They move across borders to make a better life, and often succeed. But when things are difficult, it is often the children who suffer the most. Kibsaim’s mother came from Mexico to the United States to find work but things did not work out. Kibsaim said: “I think I’ve always been homeless. My mom, my sister, my little brother and I move around. We’ve lived in shelters in Los Angeles. Sometimes we go back to Mexico. The worst thing about staying in shelters is having to get up so early. When we’re in Los Angeles I go to School on Wheels almost every day. My tutor Crystal helps me with my homework and takes me on outings. When I grow up I want to be a teacher too. I want to learn to swim, but it seems hard. I’ve never been to the ocean, but I’ve heard that it’s really pretty there.”
Kibsaim’s dream home is a pink house with white stripes.
”My room will have pink walls with red flowers. The house will be on the beach and it’ll have a big garden with a slide and a pool.