It’s Better Than Venezuela’: Tearful Migrant

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It’s Better Than Venezuela’: Tearful Migrant Gives Harrowing Interview From Detention Center
A tragic reality, offering a side of the immigration crisis we rarely see...
A mother with her young son, describes how being in America—even in the migrant processing center—is better than being in Venezuela. She is a journalist, a very dangerous profession in Venezuela. The raw emotion—both of relief to be safe with her son, and of fear and worry for her husband who is stuck in Venezuela without a passport—is a powerful reminder that for many in the world, America is still a beacon of freedom and opportunity.
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By Dan Andros
Managing Editor
July 17, 2019
In the midst of the heated political debate over what to do with the overwhelming influx of migrants flocking to America’s borders, it can be difficult to personalize the human suffering behind the vast numbers.
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CBS NEWS EXCLUSIVE: A mother in custody at the nation's largest migrant processing center in McAllen, Texas, tearfully describes her 3-month journey to the U.S. to @NorahODonnell; "It was terrible, but I had to do it for my son." #CBSEveningNews is live at the border, 6:30p ET.
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A video posted this afternoon from CBS Evening News provides a glimpse into the reality of the dire situation on the border and south of the border.
A woman and her young child are seen in a holding cell discussing their harrowing three-month journey to get from Venezuela to the United States. “They left us in the jungle,” the mother says, fighting off tears. “It was terrible, but I had to do it for my son.”
Socialist Venezuela is undergoing unprecedented turmoil, with protests last April featuring Maduro’s soldiers mowing down civilians in broad daylight.
It should be noted that the facility appears clean and relatively uncrowded, compared to viral pictures spread around in recent weeks. There are also water bottles on the table. This fits the description provided to Faithwire by several pastors who have visited the border and runs contrary to the imagery of a “concentration camp” as some politicians have posited.
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When asked by CBS’ Norah O’Donnell if she was glad that she’s here now, the mother replied that her current situation is “better than Venezuela.”