Monday 29 December 2008

Latin American migrants often don't make it to U.S.

Los Angeles Times
December 28, 2008

ECATEPEC, Mexico - Ada Marlen was 17 and the mother of two children when she set out from her home in Honduras to seek work in the United States. That was in 1989.

Her family hasn't heard from her since.

"Nineteen years ago, my daughter started her journey, in search of her American dream, and to this day I don't know anything about her," said her mother, Emeteria Martinez.

Martinez, 70, was among a group of 15 Hondurans who traveled to Mexico recently to search for missing relatives and draw attention to the obstacles Central American migrants face en route to the United States. Read more

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