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In reply to the discussion: They took their rosaries.... [View all]sl8
(13,665 posts)21. "A photo of rosaries taken from migrants at the US border became a viral symbol ..."
From https://www.insider.com/story-behind-viral-photo-of-rosaries-taken-from-migrants-at-us-border-2018-6
A photo of rosaries taken from migrants at the US border became a viral symbol and the artist who took it hopes it can change things
Kieran Corcoran Jun. 27, 2018, 3:29 AM
Rosaries El Sueno
A collection of rosaries taken from detainees at the US-Mexico border. Tom Kiefer
• A picture of 43 rosaries taken from migrants trying to get into the US in Ajo, Arizona, went viral in the past week as the crisis at the US border intensified.
• The image was actually taken years before, by Tom Kiefer, who used to be a janitor at a US Customs and Border Patrol facility.
• Nonetheless, it became a symbol of what many see as the inhumanity with which migrants are treated at the border.
• The policies under which the rosaries are taken are still in effect today.
[...]
Kieran Corcoran Jun. 27, 2018, 3:29 AM
Rosaries El Sueno
A collection of rosaries taken from detainees at the US-Mexico border. Tom Kiefer
• A picture of 43 rosaries taken from migrants trying to get into the US in Ajo, Arizona, went viral in the past week as the crisis at the US border intensified.
• The image was actually taken years before, by Tom Kiefer, who used to be a janitor at a US Customs and Border Patrol facility.
• Nonetheless, it became a symbol of what many see as the inhumanity with which migrants are treated at the border.
• The policies under which the rosaries are taken are still in effect today.
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My family went to Dachau 1960 when Dad was stationed in Germany. It had not been
japple
Jun 2019
#33
Japple, that is a striking, thoughtful description. I hope you'll publish your observations.
DemocracyMouse
Jun 2019
#44
It may not be true. There is no authority for it yet. Verify, verify, verify.
Honeycombe8
Jun 2019
#13
Yes. Verify. More and more posts are being published w/o authority, & some aren't true.
Honeycombe8
Jun 2019
#16
News has become a profit center, not what it was, an information channel for people. nt
Blue_true
Jun 2019
#28
Correct - as the article about the photographer said, Border Patrol is just throwing these things
csziggy
Jun 2019
#23
You have a cite for that? A link to where this came from? It may or may not be true. Verify. nt
Honeycombe8
Jun 2019
#11
"A photo of rosaries taken from migrants at the US border became a viral symbol ..."
sl8
Jun 2019
#21
Personally I don't care who took rosaries, soap, tooth paste, etc away from asylum seekers.
pazzyanne
Jun 2019
#49
Absolutely - But when something it is so easy to estabslish that Obama and Bush did
Ms. Toad
Jun 2019
#65
What garbage at a US Border Patrol facility reveals about the migrant journey
demmiblue
Jun 2019
#52
Oh brother. They take anything that can be used as a weapon and anything of value due to robbery
Opel_Justwax
Jun 2019
#53