It had been six years since Valdez said goodbye to her daughter Emely in Honduras. Then, last month, she caught a glimpse of a televised Associated Press photo of a little girl in a red hoodie and knew that Emely had made the trip alone into the United States.
With fewer children and more adults crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, the trend indicates a shift toward more economic migrants and fewer individuals seeking political asylum.
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) said Tuesday on MSNBC's "All In" that U.S. foreign, economic and trade policy helped contribute to conditions that led to people are "fleeing" from Central and South America. | Clips
Border Mayors in Texas and Arizona Welcome Kamala Harris Do Not Come Message, But Say It s Just a Start
On 6/9/21 at 3:31 PM EDT
While some progressives have slammed the Biden administration for making a U-turn on its immigration approach, Texas and Arizona border mayors are welcoming Vice President Kamala Harris do not come message to migrants. For these communities, the new strategy is only the beginning. That s just about the best thing that she could offer right now because they need to understand this is a situation that s going to take some time to fix, Mayor John Ferguson of Presidio, Texas, told