Mexican rescuers call on migrant families to take care of their children

By Zoila Palma: In Reynosa, Mexico, a civil protection group and firefighters team risk their lives to rescue people in the border city.

Recently, there has been an increase in the number of immigrants who are trying to reach the United States of America by crossing the Rio Grande, those include unaccompanied minors.

Prensa Libre reports that the rescuers have had recovery of minors from 2 years old.

Marco Quintero, Commander of the Reynosa Fire Department says that his team know the pain of others after experiencing the death of immigrants trying to reach the US.

“There are very sad experiences with family members, especially when they are minors,” explains Quintero.

Both Mexican and American authorities are working together in rescue efforts along the Rio Grande.

The authorities also work together to retrieve bodies of those that died.

Operational Director of Civil Protection, Juan Guiterrez urged all immigrants to take care of their children.

“Take care of your children. Migrants who come to see this send the message to their families in their home cities so that they avoid sending their families to make that crossing.”

Meanwhile, many other children continue to arrive at the US border and US authorities already have over 21,000 unaccompanied minors in custody.

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