“You Have to Pay With Your Body”: The Hidden Nightmare of Sexual Violence on the Border

Manny Fernandez for the New York Times reports in horrific detail about the sexual violence experienced by migrant women on the US/Mexico border and, for many, continues when they are in this country  The general conclusion:

“On America’s southern border, migrant women and girls are the victims of sexual assaults that most often go unreported, uninvestigated and unprosecuted. Even as women around the world are speaking out against sexual misconduct, migrant women on the border live in the shadows of the #MeToo movement.”

This story is well-worth reading by anyone truly interested in US/Mexico migration.

KJ