Undocumented Migrants: The Hidden Lives

Central America Half Dept: To most Canadians, undocumented migrants estimated at half a million in Canada are invisible because of the hidden lives they live, according to The Star. On body maps created on 7-by-3-foot canvases, 20 undocumented migrants from Central America half men, half women share the story of their journeys and lives, dreams and fears, in writing and illustrations. The one condition of their participation is anonymity and they do parenting through Skype, stack their hard-earned cash in the rooming house they share with others, and order prescribed medications online from their home country when they get sick. But a research art exhibit at Toronto City Hall that runs from Tuesday till Thursday hopes to shed light on the underground world of undocumented migrants most of whom landed in that situation by remaining here after their visitor s visa expired or asylum claim failed. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.