1 / 3Mexico US Border Migrant DeathsEDS NOTE: GRAPHIC CONTENT - The bodies of Salvadoran migrant Oscar Alberto Martínez Ramírez and his nearly 2-year-old daughter Valeria lie on the bank of the Rio Grande in Matamoros, Mexico, Monday, June 24, 2019, after they drowned trying to cross the river to Brownsville, Texas. Martinez' wife, Tania told Mexican authorities she watched her husband and child disappear in the strong current. WASHINGTON — From the Vatican to the U.S.
"With immense sadness, the Holy Father has seen the images of the father and his baby daughter who drowned in the Rio Grande River while trying to cross the border between Mexico and the United States," said the Vatican's interim spokesman, Alessandro Gisotti. In April, the pontiff donated $500,000 to help migrants in Mexico, offering assistance to local projects that provide food, lodging and basic necessities.Congress' top Democrats said they hoped the photos would challenge the Trump administration's conscience while also trying to pressure the president to ease his efforts to make it harder for people to enter the U.S.
"How could President Trump look at this picture and not understand that these are human beings fleeing violence and persecution, willing to risk a perilous, sometimes failed journey in search of a better life," Schumer, D-N.Y., said on the Senate floor.
Why should it, your more to blame for promoting open borders. Thats why the problem exists, politicians like you. By the way hows all the homeless in your state. Your definitely a fault there. Fix your own back yard.
We all know the border crisis is not real. It's just Manufactured.
Wow, if it was me, I'd just ask for asylum at a border crossing. Why swim the river and be illegal?
Why should the Trump admin worry about them? They should have stayed in their country.
Democrats never fail to exploit a tragedy! They probably staged it!
No, Trump has no conscience
This picture just proves that we need to build the wall now. He jumped in the river with the child to walk across the open border. Big fail IMHO.
No Nancy. Hope bodies of dad and child in river question why parents do this trec and send rhem with male strangers? If you Nance revised old Immig Laws all issues resolved. Did you take down wall around your SanFran mansion yet? Tear down that Wall Mr. Pelosechev.
Why did she reject the bill which was to Sid the BP to take care of these illegals? Why did employees at Mayfair who supply furniture to help house illegals walk out of their job. Oh so the kids to sleep on cement! What’s wrong with you democrats? You democrats r some kinda sicko
This should bother everyone. People trying to give their family a better life. An innocent child is dead. Let’s have a clear immigration policy. Make sure people of all socioeconomic backgrounds have the opportunity to come here. What are other countries doing-what’s working
It’s the conscience of Pelosi/Dems that needs to change. Until they change the laws our border will be overrun with illegals & the systems can’t handle the influx. The DO NOTHING DEMS blame Trump but this mess is on them.
Why on earth would you think that ANY AMERICAN would let something like this challenge our conscience. We didn’t tell them to take these chances MAYBE this picture should circulate around the ILLEGALS? Maybe it will challenge their conscience. I know if it were my child it would
Stop bribing South American’s with my tax dollars and they will stop dying trying to get here to collect it.
President Trump understands. He is pleading for the funding that the Democrats refuse to provide because they say its a made up crises
Nancy you are the one holding up funding. No one but you
Hope nutty Nancy sees in the the results of her inaction and poor leadership SpeakerPelosi
What conscience?
That's a terrible thing to happen to people wanting a better life. That's on trump and his miserable ideas about immigrants Trump will have to answer one day for his outright hate
This is heartbreaking but to blame Trump is ridiculous. It’s not as if illegal immigration started on January 20, 2017.
fakenewa pro ably chicago or something. LiberalismIsAMentalDisorder
do not count on that trump does not understand and or comprehend what this is ereally all about instead he goes way out of his way tp promote just the oppisite!
This IS all on The Democrats for not fixing open borders and our immigration laws. It has to change and Now‼️
And will vote Republican across the ticket in 2020, and will do so as an Independent registered voter to show my disgust for the democrats and Congress?
Everyone is forgetting that this father placed his child in jeopardy to break the laws of America? Stop using this as an emotional political point to target Trump? The Congress is to blame for not dealing with the laws simple and factual? I'm tired of Illegal Immigration period?
A heart breaking scene wonder whether Trump saw this.
what was the cause of death ?
Trump has absolutely nothing to do with this outcome. It's heart breaking these people choose to risk their lives and worse, the lives of their children, trying to break into another country illegally. The lesson here should be: Please don't come - Your life is in grave danger.
This is Nancy Pelosi’s fault!
They won’t.
Mrs. Pelosi, tell me, WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO TO HANDLE THE BORDER CRISIS?!!? which by the way, is NOT the doing of OUR President, Donald Trump. To blame a president for a crisis born of distant Nations is ludicrous! We may as well just blame you for the crisis!!?
SpeakerPelosi How about your conscience? Stop the politics and work for the American ppl. We are watching you all. noincumbents HouseGOP SenateGOP HouseDemocrats SenateDems
Close the loophole at the border SpeakerPelosi and they won’t come here DoYourJob
They have no conscience. Trump and his minions are sociopaths.
America is a life boat, if we let to many people on we all drown and die. That is the harsh reality, live isn't a Pixar movie.
He didn't cause that.
Should’ve read “ Swimming Lessons for Dummies “...or...” How to be a Responsible Parent for Dummies “
And I hope it will deter more from taking their kids along on a suicide mission. Probably wasn’t even his kid. What kind of monster drags a child along on a dangerous journey in this heat? Stop sending the message that kids equal a fast pass. This was murder-suicide.
Don't count on it trump and pence don't have a heart it's made of Shine ola
FATHER MURDERS CHILD!