See ... the painting of immigrant children before being shown at the US Capitol

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At the beginning of next year, the US Capitol will be painting a painting on immigrant children.

The painting shows a boy and girl with a sign reading "We have prepared for our mother", a 17-year-old Dominique Cocoza.

The artwork was one of the winning paintings in the Congressional Art Competition for high school students.

Dominique Cocoza told the BBC that the artwork did not reflect any aspect of his life, but that he was close to his heart.

Dominique said he saw some pictures on the Internet for children separated from their families, adding that this was an important issue to highlight.

Thousands of migrant children have been separated from their families on the Mexican-American border in 2017 under the "zero tolerance" policy of the Trump administration.