SAN ANTONIO – More than four dozen migrants were found dead in the back of an abandoned tractor trailer Monday in southwest San Antonio, officials confirmed. At least 16 others — 12 adults and four children — were taken to nearby hospitals.
San Antonio Fire Department Chief Charles Hood said all the deaths stemmed from heat-related causes, including heat stroke and exhaustion. All were reportedly inside the back of the tractor-trailer that had no visible working A/C unit and no water, he said.
Mexico’s Secretary of Foreign Affairs said he has been told the death toll has now reached 50, including 22 Mexican nationals, seven Guatemalans and two Hondurans. The discovery was made shortly before 6 p.m. by a nearby worker who heard cries for help coming from the truck, which was parked in the area of Quintana Road and Cassin Drive, said San Antonio Police Chief William McMannus.
The number of victims could rise. The police had dogs searching the woods and will be out again in the morning. “The plight of migrants seeking refuge is always a humanitarian crisis. Tonight we’re dealing with a horrific human tragedy,” San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg said. Those in the trailer were part of a presumed migrant smuggling attempt into the United States, and the investigation is being led by U.S. Homeland Security, McManus said.
The immigrant crisis that the world is facing is an reflex of the capitalist policies of the modern system and it’s nation-states mentality.
The lats years have witnessed the increasing of the phenomenon called the immigration caravans in Latin America, since the last period of elected politicians in most of the countries were from the center-left or the center-right, meaning that their politics were all related and build under the interests of the imperialist USA and it’s puppet organizations such as the IMF and the OAS (Organization of American States). In most of the countries where many of the refugees are coming from, such as Honduras, Colombia, Venezuela, Paraguay, Haiti and Guatemala, the politics of those countries are mostly – if not totally – influenced by the interests of the USA and it’s companies, causing the people to live in precarious conditions and below the poverty line. In Latin America, the richest 10% of people capture 54% of the national income, making it one of the most unequal regions in the world. Since the 2000’s some center-left parties tried to implement more equity policies but with methods of conciliation with the elite and the bourgeoisie, leading to it’s fail.
The american dream is still sell as an reality to the oppressed people in Latin America, even some people know that is all about a fake propaganda but still, the part of their life’s that are searching for better conditions to live let themselves be influenced by Hollywoodian propaganda that is done 24h a day in the televisions, programs and internet to alienate the people. The hope that children will grow up to have higher standards of living than their parents is widespread around the world. In the United States, this concept is considered by many to be a core component of the American Dream—the idea of a “better life for your children” is a major part of what has drawn immigrants to this country for generations.
Recent research, however, shows that in the United States, the rate of upward absolute income mobility—the fraction of children who grow up to earn more than their parents, after adjusting for inflation
