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VETERANS, EXPELLED FROM THE COUNTRY THEY FOUGHT FOR
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VETERANS, EXPELLED FROM THE COUNTRY THEY FOUGHT FOR
Copyright seila montes 2024
Updated Oct 2024
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VETERANS, EXPELLED FROM THE COUNTRY THEY FOUGHT FOR
 
They were born in Mexico but spent most of their life in the United States. As adults, they enlisted in the U.S. Armed Forces, promised they’d obtain citizenship in exchange for their service. However, upon completing their time in the military, and many suffering from PTSD  were deported – in most cases for minor offenses like theft. They paid twice for their crimes, first going to prison in the United States and then deported to Mexico . Now, dozens of veterans remain stranded in Tijuana -- a city and country that are unfamiliar to them. Few of them speak Spanish or have any cultural connection to the country they left behind as young children. They remain there, trapped at the border, in hopes of one day being able to return home to their families.
Publish in 5W, text by Andrea J. Arratibel.
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