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Wary of Trump's USA, Central American migrants find only despair in Spain
Source: Reuters
WORLD NEWS NOVEMBER 23, 2018 / 12:34 PM / UPDATED 5 HOURS AGO
Wary of Trump's USA, Central American migrants find only despair in Spain
Sabela Ojea
3 MIN READ
MADRID (Reuters) - Migrants from Central America are turning to former colonial master Spain as they face rejection from the United States in their attempts to escape rampant violence and poverty at home, but the streets of Madrid offer little relief.
After selling all they have to pay for flights to Europe, the migrants often end up sleeping on the streets or in doorways, without warm clothes, food or cash.
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“It’s OK if I don’t get any benefits, just something for them to have a better future,” he said, choking on tears.
The number of asylum-seekers from Central America and Venezuela has grown notably in the past month after U.S. President Donald Trump denounced U.S.-bound migrant caravans as an “invasion” and sent troops to the border with Mexico to stop them.
But their hopes of better treatment are falling flat in Spain, which along with other European countries is already overwhelmed by a wave of migrants from north Africa and the Middle East.
-snip-
Wary of Trump's USA, Central American migrants find only despair in Spain
Sabela Ojea
3 MIN READ
MADRID (Reuters) - Migrants from Central America are turning to former colonial master Spain as they face rejection from the United States in their attempts to escape rampant violence and poverty at home, but the streets of Madrid offer little relief.
After selling all they have to pay for flights to Europe, the migrants often end up sleeping on the streets or in doorways, without warm clothes, food or cash.
-snip-
“It’s OK if I don’t get any benefits, just something for them to have a better future,” he said, choking on tears.
The number of asylum-seekers from Central America and Venezuela has grown notably in the past month after U.S. President Donald Trump denounced U.S.-bound migrant caravans as an “invasion” and sent troops to the border with Mexico to stop them.
But their hopes of better treatment are falling flat in Spain, which along with other European countries is already overwhelmed by a wave of migrants from north Africa and the Middle East.
-snip-
Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-spain-asylum/wary-of-trumps-usa-central-american-migrants-find-only-despair-in-spain-idUSKCN1NS21V