Honduran migrant, 51, 'purchased a six-month-old baby for $80 in Guatemala so that he could seek asy

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konane — Fri, 02 Aug 2019 14:40:36 GMT

Thanks JAP. Maybe a bit of prison life can adjust his thinking. Agree they did what's right but I would almost bet when the kid reaches a teenager those parents will try to claim the child back. With everyone having a cell phone most of which reach the internet hopefully that system of keeping the poor uneducated and 'in their place' will become a thing of the past.

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JAP69 — Fri, 02 Aug 2019 14:14:40 GMT

Quite obvious the caste system in South America still prevails.<br

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JAP69 — Fri, 02 Aug 2019 14:08:48 GMT

_________________________ "The child, whose name was withheld for privacy reasons, was transferred to the custody of the Department of Health and Human Services for placement.

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JAP69 — Fri, 02 Aug 2019 14:02:02 GMT

Send the 51 year old back and put the baby in an orphanage. Obviously the baby could benefit from a better life in the USA. Obviously the parent(s) of the baby did not give diddly squat about its life.

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konane — Fri, 02 Aug 2019 13:07:50 GMT

I hope the citizens of the South American countries are able to take back their government and have it work for the people instead of siphoning off wealth and aid.

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mikeintexas — Fri, 02 Aug 2019 02:52:20 GMT

We need to make sure, somehow - some way- that people like Guiza-Reyes NEVER gets to even get a sniff of the air on this side of the border. I have a solution, but I'm sure most people would think it's barbaric. I read another unrelated story about S. America earlier this morning, that the Miss Venezuela pageant was no longer going to release the measurements of the contestants. What with the shortage of food down there, I figured that each one being 30-20-30 was the reason.... [ More ]

Original Blog Entry: Honduran migrant, 51, 'purchased a six-month-old baby for $80 in Guatemala so that he could seek asy

konane — Fri, 02 Aug 2019 02:28:24 GMT

Narrative is they're all families fleeing from horrendous situations seeking asylum.

Honduran migrant, 51, 'purchased a six-month-old baby for $80 in Guatemala so that he could seek asylum as a family when he crossed the U.S. border'

U.S. border agents arrested Amilcar Guiza-Reyes, who admitted to buying a six-month-old baby in Guatemala for $80 Guiza-Reyes was nabbed after illegally crossing the Mexico-U.S. border May 7 The Honduran migrant told immigration authorities he purchased the infant in the Guatemalan town of Huehuetenango The undocumented immigrant said he was told that family units presenting asylum petitions were favored at the southern U.S. border Acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan said that migrants were paying more than $1,000 to rent or buy children More than 5,000 fraudulent families have been detected over the last eight weeks by HSI investigators at the border, officials say ....

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7311477/Honduran-migrant-51-bought-baby-80-Guatemala-seek-asylum-U-S-border.html

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