Just Like Us Character Analysis

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In Just like us the four girls Clara, Elisa, Marsala, and Yadira have been best friends since middle school. However, the legal status of the girls creates some unspoken animosity among them. Bothe Clara and Elissa have documentation, with Clara having a green card, and Elissa, who is an American citizen due to her mother crossing the border to give birth to her. The status of the girls is the result of their parents ability and decisions, regarding how they immigrated to the United States. In Elissa 's case her mother 's determination for her daughter to be born in us, a desire so strong that she crossed the border while pregnant. While Ellisa and Cara have documentation, Yadira, and Marsela do not. Marsela was brought over the border