As Thousands Drown Trying to Reach Freedom, Where Is the U.S.?

HOUR OF NEED

The U.S. used to be a beacon for those looking for a better life. Right now, the biggest humanitarian crisis in the world is just a news clip.

Published Sep. 6 2015 3:24PM EDT

articles/2015/09/06/as-thousands-drown-trying-to-reach-freedom-where-is-the-u-s/150906-barnicle-migrants-tease_rsdy0y — Dimitris Michalakis/Reuters

In the city where I grew up the town and the region around it was filled with people from far away places where danger and death had dominated their lives, forcing them to flee.

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As Thousands Drown Trying to Reach Freedom, Where Is the U.S.?

The U.S. used to be a beacon for those looking for a better life. Right now, the biggest humanitarian crisis in the world is just a news clip.

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