Migrant deaths overwhelming border town morgues
Posted on AllSides August 26th, 2022
From The Center
As towns along the U.S.-Mexico border battle migrant crossings daily, some funeral homes and morgues in Texas border towns are overflowing as migrants, including young children, are dying making the treacherous journey into the U.S.
Multiple sources say that the number of migrant deaths has simply overwhelmed Maverick County — be it drownings in the Rio Grande or dying of thirst in the hot sun.
In South and Central America, residents hear about migrants arriving in cities like New York and Washington D.C. in buses to start new lives; however,...