Over the years, I have spoken with Central Americans who've made the dangerous journey from, say, Guatemala to Texas.  Yes, it is extremely dangerous.  Young women have told me that they fear rape more than anything else.  They run into wild animals, deadly snakes, and mosquitoes.  There are no real friends once you start this trip to the U.S. It starts by walking through jungles or deserts to avoid the Mexican authorities, as Azam Ahmed reported in the New York Times: The police truck appeared suddenly, a glint of metal and glass. The migrants broke into a sprint, tripping over cracked pavement as an older woman sweeping her stoop urged them to hurry. The 10 men rounded the corner and hid behind a row of low-slung trees. Four days into their journey from Central America, the new reality on Mexico’s southern border was setting in: Under pressure from the United States, the Mexican authorities were cracking down. It...(Read Full Post)