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Behind the Bastards

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The Desert Kills People

The girls crossed the border near Campo in February. They huddled under a boulder for warmth as it started to snow. By the time Border Patrol's search, trauma and rescue team arrived, two of the girls had died. Today, their final resting place is marked by three crosses and a cache of supplies. On May 18, exactly one week after Title 42 ended, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) conducted multiple removal flights including Ecuador, Guatemala, and Honduras. The slogan "If you tolerate this, then your children will be next" feels as relevant today as it did in 1937. There's almost universal bipartisan agreement on treating people of our southern border like humans without rights. Changing things

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