House Speaker Nancy Pelosi hopes a photo of the bodies of a migrant father and his 23-month-old daughter will challenge the Trump administration's conscience
1 / 3Mexico US Border Migrant DeathsEDS NOTE: GRAPHIC CONTENT - The bodies of Salvadoran migrant Oscar Alberto Martínez Ramírez and his nearly 2-year-old daughter Valeria lie on the bank of the Rio Grande in Matamoros, Mexico, Monday, June 24, 2019, after they drowned trying to cross the river to Brownsville, Texas. Martinez' wife, Tania told Mexican authorities she watched her husband and child disappear in the strong current. WASHINGTON — From the Vatican to the U.S.
"With immense sadness, the Holy Father has seen the images of the father and his baby daughter who drowned in the Rio Grande River while trying to cross the border between Mexico and the United States," said the Vatican's interim spokesman, Alessandro Gisotti. In April, the pontiff donated $500,000 to help migrants in Mexico, offering assistance to local projects that provide food, lodging and basic necessities.Congress' top Democrats said they hoped the photos would challenge the Trump administration's conscience while also trying to pressure the president to ease his efforts to make it harder for people to enter the U.S.
"How could President Trump look at this picture and not understand that these are human beings fleeing violence and persecution, willing to risk a perilous, sometimes failed journey in search of a better life," Schumer, D-N.Y., said on the Senate floor.
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