14. In the last three lines the narrator says, "...in the past tense of this continent before the first foreigners owned any of this free country." Who are the "first foreigners?" Can anyone "own" a "free country? poem- Queens 1963

What do the excerpts have in common? both point out the tragic nature of situations in which children make journeys without their parents. both describe what immigrant children must do to survive when traveling to the united states. both explain why most children want to leave central america without their parents. both indicate the tragic problems and their consequences that children in central america must face.