Wednesday, 26 June 2019

Father, baby drown chasing American dream

The portrait of desperation was captured on Monday by journalist Julia Le Duc, in the hours after Oscar Alberto Martinez Ramirez drowned with his 23-month-old daughter, Valeria, as they tried to cross from Mexico to the US. The image represents a poignant distillation of the perilous journey migrants face on their passage north to the US, and the tragic consequences that often go unseen in the loud and caustic debate over border policy.

from The Times of India https://ift.tt/2YgklnI

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