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Herman Ruiz and Jose Alberto Olivares hang a Mexican flag on their cousin’s cross Yovani Valencia Olivares was one of the 53 migrants who lost their lives in a tractor-trailer in June.The woman who has been tending a memorial for the 53 migrants who died after being left in a tractor-trailer without ventilation or water six weeks ago on San Antonio’s Southwest Side has now turned a spotlight on the human migration crisis.
Under a blazing sun with a strong breeze kicking up the dirt from the road, Martinez said the deaths of the 53 people mark a change in the narrative of the story for those seeking a better life. Alejandro Olivares hangs a rosary and a photo on his cousin’s cross. Misael Olivares Monterde was one of the 53 migrants who lost their lives in a tractor-trailer in June.“Los 53 Migrantes Memorial” honors the migrants from Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras who died in the 18-wheeler’s trailer in late June. The crosses that have been erected are adorned with flowers, wreaths and rosary beads. There also are photos of some of the dead, 40 men and 13 women ages 13 to 55.
Caballero’s son, Fernando Jose Redondo Caballero, would have turned 19 Saturday. He joined his brother, Alejandro Miguel Andino Caballero, 22, and Alejandro’s girlfriend, Margie Tamara Paz Grajera, 20, on the fateful journey when they couldn’t find stable work in Honduras. They left their country June 4 after a relative of the brothers in the U.S. agreed to pay for their trip.
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