Emergency Room doctor: I see the cruelty of US immigration policy up close

Death on the U.S./Mexico border is a fact of life, especially in the hot summer months.  In CNN commentary, an emergency room doctor in El Paso, Texas discusses the human tragedy resulting from U.S. policy along the U.S./Mexico border: ” [T]he border has served as a macabre experiment in the ways that failed US immigration policy can maim and mangle men, women and children hoping to make a better life in America. Over the past several decades, politicians on both sides of the aisle have each left their own marks on the border, often surpassing each other in cruelty.”

He closes:

“No person would make the treacherous journey to our border without firmly believing in the promise of America. At a time when many Americans are increasingly polarized and many seem to be losing faith in our ideals and values, it is encouraging to see hope and promise in the eyes of the migrants I treat.

In fact, this hope is contagious. It’s part of the reason why I continue to serve and treat migrants on both sides of the border. I want to work to live up to the America that my migrant patients believe in.”

KJ

KJ