I don’t care how poor I would become, but I cannot imagine sending me daughter off alone to cross the border of another country by herself!
Some cultures view kids and livestock on the same plane. they are a resource. Or a burden. If they are a resource, they stay. If they are a burden, they go.
Spend some time south of the border. Some areas value children as we do, some do not. Why? It just ‘is’. Some worship Jesus, some worship Santa Muerte. Some are still Aztec. Some decap eachother over drug money and post videos on the net like LOLcats.
Remember, ALL CULTURES ARE EQUAL!