Chris Carella
@ccarella.eth
Observations on the US border crisis from Honduras. This is not political, just what is happening around me. - I've met many people in the last 18 months who left to cross the border illegally. - Let's say 5 people that I have a real relationship with, like a friend who lived with us for a few months. When she decided to leave, I bought her new sneakers and a sim card for the awful trip. (She made it). - We had a nanny who worked 1 day and left for the border the next day. (Unknown status) - it's a huge labor drain for this country. It's a small country, many people left, businesses have trouble hiring. This is paired with a legal immigration brain drain of the highly educated (like Doctors). - I was SHOCKED by people attitude towards the border, "they are letting people in" was the term people used frequently. It was a full on meme. - If 17 or Pregnant, they felt pressure to leave as soon as possible since they believed that status automatically quified them to stay. (They were right). [next cast]
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Sayonara
@sayo
people who “made” it through the route, who was hiring them and were they able to access banking systems?
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Chris Carella
@ccarella.eth
I don't really know enough first hand here and there are many journeys. While someones status is still illegal its pretty impossible to get an office job. Most people I know typical start with a cash job like working in a kitchen or being a painter or roofer or things like that.
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