"Hugs Not Walls is an annual event that brings together families from the United States and Mexico that have not seen each other in many years due to the broken immigration system.

Participants are reunited for five minutes down in the Rio Grand, where they finally have the opportunity to embrace their nephews, grand children, brothers, parents, husbands, and other loved ones."
- bnhr.org (The Border Network for Human Rights)

If you look on Netflix you will find a 28 minute documentary titled "A 3 Minute Hug" which I 100% recommend you watch. It features the 2018 event where families reunited for a small amount of time.

I'm gonna reference the website again and tell you some things people have said after the reunion.

"My daughter's name is Gabriela, she is 5 years old and she was a year old when she saw her daddy for the last time. Even though they talk by phone, thanks to this event, she aas able to meet him in person and hug him; she hadn't remembered the last time that happened. The situation was always very difficult for her because her older sisters were able to go visit their dad and she was always asking, why can't I?" -Laura Murillo, Gabriela's mother.

"I had not seen my parents in 22 years and thanks to Hugs Not Walls, I was able to do it. I really can't find the right words to express how grateful I am for this... it was very exciting, thank you very much" -Ofelia Arcos.

Now, you might be thinking "why only 5 minutes?" I mean I get it but trust me 5 minutes us already a lot for this. But think about it, the immigration system is actually broken.

But yeah, that's it for now! I'll publish more after school (don't count on it).