Why do some families risk crossing the U.S. border? Because if they don’t, they’ll be killed.

In the last few days, the Trump administration has come under fire for its "zero tolerance" policy at the U.S.-Mexico border. Under the policy, officials must prosecute as many border-crossers as possible. That means parents caught coming to the United States without authorization are immediately taken into custody, and their children are sent to detention centers. […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2018/06/20/why-do-some-families-risk-crossing-the-u-s-border-because-if-they-dont-theyll-be-killed/