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Mother Of Deceased Migrant Child Makes Huge Admission About Her Family's Trek To US |
2018-12-28 |
[Daily Caller] The mother of an 8-year-old Guatemalan boy who died in U.S. custody has revealed her family’s reasons for bringing the boy on the dangerous trek to the U.S. border. In an interview with Reuters, Catarina Alonzo said that her husband took her son with him to the border in the hopes that the child would afford them easier entry into the United States. Instead, 8-year-old Felipe Gomez Alonzo became ill and passed away. "Lots of them have gone with children and managed to cross, even if they’re held for a month or two. But they always manage to get across easily," Alonzo told Reuters through sobs. Alonzo said that her husband, an agricultural worker, wanted to get to the U.S. to find better work to pay off his debts. He also hoped that he could enroll Felipe in a higher quality school. Emphasis added |
Posted by:Besoeker |
#5 Also, kinda hard to claim asylum if you leave your family back home. |
Posted by: gorb 2018-12-28 22:32 |
#4 The Daily Mail: Father of Guatemalan boy, 8, who died in US custody after crossing the border illegally took out $7,000 loan to fund their journey to America The man took his son because he was told that parents with children are being allowed to settle in the U.S., and that the opportunity would be lost once the border wall is built. The boy’s step-sister refused to say who transported the boy and his father to the American border. An autopsy revealed that the boy died of the flu. |
Posted by: trailing wife 2018-12-28 14:45 |
#3 >an agricultural worker, Very unlikely to be a net productive worker earning greater than average wage. Terrible he got his own child killed, delaying treatment in mexico. |
Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2018-12-28 12:24 |
#2 Child human shield |
Posted by: Frank G 2018-12-28 08:58 |
#1 ...You know, I GET this. I understand. They wanted things to be better, the same way my Dad's great grandparents and my Mom's parents felt...when they carefully made their plans, played by the rules and came here. But taking a child on something like this with nothing more than the vague hope that everything will 'work out'...no. Mike |
Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2018-12-28 07:54 |