text: A young boy marches with his family in the March for Science, drawing attention to the thousands of people who are seeking refuge in the United States and are stuck waiting for months in dangerous and impoverished conditions at the Southern border. Popular belief in the United States is that people come to the U.S. for a “better” life because the U.S. is “better”, but most people are escaping violence and poverty, and hope to be reunited with family members or friends. Olympia, Washington April 2017