Gov. Greg Abbott has rebuffed demands to remove a floating barrier that Mexico and US officials warned would become a 'death trap' for migrants.

Abbott ‘has the blood of a child on his hands,’ a congresswoman said. ‘No good person would do this,’ said Mexico President López Obrador.

    • AnonymousLlama@kbin.social
      3·
      1 year ago

      That’s not a helpful statement, just a deflection to a legitimate question. Where are the parents and why are they not here also making the crossing

      • protist@mander.xyz
        3·
        1 year ago

        There are all sorts of reasons unaccompanied minors attempt this journey; information about this is widely available if you read. It’s clear the original question here was intended to try to find a reason to blame the victim and their family rather than the actual cause of their death