American-grown gangs fuel immigration crisis from Central America
American-grown gangs fuel immigration crisis from Central America
- July 25, 2014
- Al Valdez, social sciences lecturer, is quoted by NBC News July 25, 2014
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From NBC News:
Academic researcher Al Valdez was in El Salvador’s capital city two years ago watching
bewildered deportees from America step onto the tarmac. … There was no one offering
to help rehabilitate them into Salvadoran society. “I was disturbed. They were simply
repatriated back into their country,” said Valdez…. Valdez, who teaches gang history
at the University of California, Irvine, recalled how one student from Guatemala had
interviewed an uncle for a class report. His family member described the threats and
feeling of anxiety living in a place where every venture outside could be his last.
For the full story, please visit http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/immigration-border-crisis/american-grow....
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