The largely untold story of illegal immigration is the havoc it wreaks on families. A frequent scenario is a young man comes illegally to the U.S. with good intentions of assisting his family. But, not long after arriving, he begins a new life and family here. The desperately poor wife and children at home are soon forgotten.

In a similar fashion, children all across Honduras are being raised without knowing their mother. Once making the illegal crossing, parent and child are separated…..frequently for life or at least for the duration of childhood.

In Honduras, I meet numerous families torn apart by illegal immigration. Mental health workers there have told me repeatedly “illegal immigration is tearing apart the social fabric of our country”.

One of the results of the work of Art For Humanity is the need to make an illegal migration is diminished because we are giving families the alternative of beginning a small business sewing, repairs items, or selling items. Given a choice, most families prefer to remain together rather than be divided by an illegal migration.