Yesterday we kayaked before leaving the lake. It was a beautiful day out and it was nice to be gliding through the water with the sun beating down.
Hearing from Teresa, a woman who went to the United States illegally 20 years ago, was nothing short than terrifying. Her harrowing journey to the United Sates robbed her of the dignity any human being deserves. It truly makes you think about what we have in the United States and what we take for granted. If someone is willing to cross rough terrain with minimal supplies for a chance, not even a guarantee, they must be to trying leave some place at least as much as they are trying to go somewhere.
The rhetoric of the current United States government is very anti-immigrant. Our nation’s leaders should really sit down with some of these people and hear their stories. It isn’t enough to hear from someone other than the person who experienced, nor is it right to generalize this population of people. Each has their own story and they should all be heard.
Nick in Guatemala 