Desperate young Guatemalans try to reach the US even after horrible deaths of relatives
Among migrants entering the U.S., the largest group of unaccompanied minors has been from Guatemala. Relatives of migrant relatives have endured horrific deaths as they tried to reach the United States. Despite relatives' horrific deaths, Guatemalan children try to make it to the United Nations.
Two murals memorialize the nearly two dozen local migrants who died in mass tragedies en route to the United States recently. In the small town of Comitancillo in Guatemala’s mostly Indigenous highlands, two murals commemorate the deaths of local migrants. The murals also memorialize two dozen other local migrants killed en route.
In the last fiscal year, 50,000 unaccompanied minors from Guatemala were recorded by border authorities. Many youths would rather take risks to enter the U.S. than stay 'where they see no future' Many youths are desperate to reach the US even after horrific deaths of migrating relatives.
Guatemalan president calls on U.S. to invest more to deter migration. Bernardo Arévalo spoke with CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe about the issue. Migrants are coming to the U.K. border in record numbers.
Guatemalan president claims border walls do not work and migrants have 'right to move' When asked if border walls work at preventing illegal immigration, president of Guatemala said claimed that "they don't" in a recent interview. Guatemala's president said migrants have the right to move.
Guatemala's president says U.S. should invest more to deter migration. President Bernardo Arévalo: "Cooperation is not sending money. Cooperation can be by creating conditions in which we can invite you to invest in Guatemala and establish factories,"
Guatemala's new president Bernardo Arévalo discusses his recent talks with President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris about the root causes of migration to the U.S. He also discusses his thoughts on former President Donald Trump's run for a second presidential term. Arévelo talks to CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe.