Bereaved Guatemalan mother recalls hopes son would ease U.S. entry

The bereaved Guatemalan mother and her husband agreed to bring their son along as they crossed from Mexico to the U.S. in the hope that the child's presence would ease entry into the country. [Courtesy]

Between heavy sobs, Catarina Alonzo explained that when her husband left Guatemala to try to reach the United States, they hoped taking their 8-year-old son would make it easier for the pair to get in. Instead, the boy fell ill and died.