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ABC News’ Marcus Moore reports from Guatemala on the poverty and violence contributing to the mass exodus of migrants to the U.S.

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  1. @terenarosa4790

    January 3, 2024 at 2:47 pm

    "Even if you have a job they will pay you poorly and want to exploit you."
    Boy, do i have news for you! My friend has a job AND he's homeless because they don't pay him enough. This is in California too; the most liberal state where you're supposed to get free resources to help you. They're going to be so disappointed when they get here.

  2. @zakglove6536

    January 3, 2024 at 2:47 pm

    She doesn't look like she's missing any meals. I feel like if she was really hustling hard then she would be more fit.

  3. @elzaaltmann

    January 3, 2024 at 2:47 pm

    Nobody thinks of farming anymore

  4. @e.muffin1802

    January 3, 2024 at 2:47 pm

    The reporter looks like kamala.

  5. @doodelay

    January 3, 2024 at 2:47 pm

    No mention of the drug cartels, the massive murder rate, the cocaine industry and the huge US market gangs want to sell to. Just "poverty and jobs" is the problem.
    Way to completely bypass the actual issue

  6. @fowlerja

    January 3, 2024 at 2:47 pm

    Remember: President Joe Biden said that he would be the most transparent president in American history in his inaugural address on the US Capitol steps on January 20, 2021. “I will be a president for all Americans, and that means being honest and transparent with you. I will always tell you the truth, even when it's hard.”

    Joe Biden: Tell the American people why you will not use your Presidential authority to issue a national security declaration on drugs illegally entering from the United States Southern border.

    Tell the American people they will have to endure the fentanyl smuggling by the Mexican cartel which kills approximately 75,000 Americans every year, mostly in the 15-44 year groups. Tell the American people that approximately 250,00 Americans will die this way on your watch, because you have a [ no action – no comment – don’t care ] immigration and “open border” agenda for this great nation.

    President Joe Biden, why and how much fentanyl are you going to allow to cross our southern borders without taking any action against (1) China who supplies the ingredients to the Mexican cartel, (2) The Mexican cartel who mixes all the ingredients to make the deadly fentanyl pills, (3) The Mexican government who allows the deadly fentanyl labs to exist in their country , (4) the smugglers who bring the deadly fentanyl across our borders, (5) the local dealers who in broad daylight in our major cities push these deadly drugs on our youth.

    The average cost of one fentanyl pill on the streets of America's large cities ranges from $3 to $10. The price can vary depending on the city, the dealer, and the supply and demand. For example, in New York City, the average price of a fentanyl pill is $5. In Los Angeles, the average price is $7. And in Chicago, the average price is $3.

    So from $3 to $10 you can easily kill yourself. And today on the streets of America, you are buying a pill from some drug pusher and you have no idea where it was made and what was put into that pill. Well last year there were 75,000 young people who will never have to ask that question again.

    Joe, based on your past actions and past speeches you do not even mention fentanyl or any other type of drug problem. Fentanyl is now the leading cause of death for Americans ages 18 to 49, according to a Washington Post analysis of death data for 2021 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And this does not count the many thousands who will suffer a lifetime of addiction and a shorter lifetime of 47.5 rough and suffering years.

    As 2022 comes to an end, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) announced the seizure of over 50.6 million fentanyl-laced, fake prescription pills and more than 10,000 pounds of fentanyl powder this calendar year. The DEA Laboratory estimates that these seizures represent the possibility of more than 379 million potentially deadly doses of fentanyl. The amount of pills alone cost over $5 billion dollars.

    Much more fentanyl is crossing the “open border”, than what is seized every year by the DEA. How can we be certain of that assertion? Because 75,000 people die every year from smuggled fentanyl which makes its way through the open borders of America. Also included in this category are the lifetime grieving parents, brothers and sisters, and family relatives. Who knows the aspirations these young people could have brought to our American society? We all lose something. Joe Biden may not be responsible for this drug plague, but as President he is accountable to the American people for not putting forth enough effort to decrease the death numbers and minimize this tragedy. Do we need another 250,000 dead Americans? This country cannot afford or absorb the trauma of another four years of Joe.

    Deadly drugs are a multi-billion dollar business on the streets of America. I suspect more fentanyl entered the US through the open and porous 1,954 mile southern border than was seized by the DEA.

    The White House and the Department of Homeland Security, Alejandro Mayorkas (the 3rd highest ranking official in the US government), have both claimed for two years that we have a secure border. Based on all I have read and listened to, this is a false statement. What do you think?

    A recent speech on the Senate floor indicated that numerous terror organizations, criminals, and large amounts of fentanyl have come across the Southern border in the last year. And why not? With numerous border guards tied up in processing paperwork to allow illegal migrant men, women, and children to enter the country from 150 different nations around the globe, there are not enough patrol resources to effectively guard the 1,954 mile southern border.

    President Joe Biden: Declare a National Emergency for the Southern Border to prevent what is presently happening in New York City, Chicago, San Francisco, and Los Angeles from spreading like a plague over the rest of the communities in America. This migrant plague and fentanyl problem started on the Southern border under your watch and has now spread through Texas, Arizona, California, and is now knocking on the doorsteps of many American communities.

    This is a golden and once in a lifetime opportunity for the migrants, Mexican cartel, terrorists, criminals, and smugglers to illegally walk into America along an open and porous 1,954 mile US border. Joe Biden is now allowing 6-10 thousand migrants a day to illegally cross the border. As shown on TV, Joe Biden is also directing the US border patrol to cut the barbed wire placed by Texan border personnel to prevent illegals from entering.

    America has not been invaded by an army of another country but by migrants and others from 150 different countries. It started when you told the world, by your words and actions, that America’s border was open for migrants, terrorists, criminals, and fentanyl.

    Joe Biden's [ no action – no comment – don't care ] immigration policy and “open border” is putting this nation in grave danger for years to come. The American people will eat the "bitter fruit" of this one man's action.

    President Joe Biden, this is happening today on your watch. You have made decisions which have led to negative consequences and have directly harmed others. You may not suffer legal consequences but you bear moral and ethical responsibility for the harmful outcome.

  7. @docdee770

    January 3, 2024 at 2:47 pm

    I don't care why they're leaving Guatemala, I just wish they'd stop coming to America unwelcomed!😠

  8. @antiwokeprophet

    January 3, 2024 at 2:47 pm

    they would have a ton of jobs if they would accept colonialism

  9. @naturelife418

    January 3, 2024 at 2:47 pm

    why the f did you put that preveliged annoying womans english voice instead of the original guatemalan woman. Dont do that,

  10. @OTGEnVivo

    January 3, 2024 at 2:47 pm

    The effects of The USA/CIA removing democratically elected President Arbenz are still being felt. The USA does NOT support democracy in Latin America.

  11. @recallchannel3258

    January 3, 2024 at 2:47 pm

    Who gave them sanctions and took their land in 1955 . We know the truth. The story don't start here . It should start from the roots

  12. @zm35r2bn

    January 3, 2024 at 2:47 pm

    😅 so it's only two years and she actually showed up to work good job Kamala it's a good thing you're not a regular American you'd be broke and on the street or at least running up your Visa belt or you can't pay it. But that is what we're doing in our government aren't we running up our Visa bills in any event glad to see you're back to work I hope you do a good job.

  13. @rahouser33

    January 3, 2024 at 2:47 pm

    That pastor is just another grifter exploiting the poor.

  14. @oscarluebbert813

    January 3, 2024 at 2:47 pm

    No they R not staying in guAtemala , they are staying in Mexico 🇲🇽 they should go Colombia, Argentina, Brazil Paraguay stay down there

  15. @chriskepley2945

    January 3, 2024 at 2:47 pm

    Republicans are corrupt from Donald Trump. Cago en la cabeza de Donald Trump.

  16. @chriskepley2945

    January 3, 2024 at 2:47 pm

    Pray that people can have sex for things.

  17. @chriskepley2945

    January 3, 2024 at 2:47 pm

    Propinas are a problem that keep people in power corrupt.

  18. @chriskepley2945

    January 3, 2024 at 2:47 pm

    It's obvious uncompassionate Republicans don't care about you. They would rather give tax breaks to the rich because they really don't care about people. Republicans only care about themselves and power. Prayer blinds them from caring about other people and raising them out of poverty and into improved lives.

  19. @markquiswest6607

    January 3, 2024 at 2:47 pm

    Increase Border Security!

  20. @cindyclampitt8335

    January 3, 2024 at 2:47 pm

    It’s not worth coming here you.can do better in Guatemala stay with your kids I love Guatemala wish I could live there

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