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Two young children, a boy and a girl, hold a sign that reads "BRING OUR MOM BACK".

一个男孩和一个女孩举着一块牌子，上面写着“BRING OUR MOM BACK”。

This painting called "Simple Immigration" is the work of an 18-year-old Dominick Cocozza, and has already made its way to the US capitol in Washington D.C.

这幅名为《简单移民》的画作出自18岁的Dominick Cocozza之手，现已在美国华盛顿特区的国会大厦成功展出。

In 2019 Cocozza won in the annual art competition organized by the US congress.

2019年，Cocozza在美国国会组织的年度艺术竞赛中获胜。

I concentrated on the United States immigration crisis, and that was something that I felt deserve an empathetic and legal solution.

我专注于美国的移民危机，我觉得这一问题值得以富有同理心且合法的方式去解决。

So when I saw kids that you know looked like me when I was younger, you know behind cages and in bars and stuff, it was really jaw-dropping.

当我看到那些孩子，就像我小时候一样被关在笼子里、铁栅栏后面之类的，真是令人瞠目结舌。

That was even an issue that even had to be discussed. I didn't…I couldn't believe that. That was a thing that was happening.

这甚至是一个必须讨论的问题。我简直不敢相信，这种事情竟然真的发生了。

Cocozza says his work was inspired by the family separation policy executed at the US Mexican border. His works did not go unnoticed.

Cocozza表示，他的作品灵感来自美墨边境实施的家庭分离政策。他的作品并没有被忽视。

A Virginia congressman Don Beyer noticed the paintings, and suddenly the basement of Cocozza's parents' home, where the young man worked, was filled with journalists.

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