...Because of extreme poverty, Caal headed to the United States, taking Jakelin with him and leaving the rest of the family behind, Garcia said.
Garcia said the father and daughter were not part of the well-publicized migrant caravan that traveled to the US border. They traveled by bus most of the way, he said.
When asked what he’d say to people who criticize the father for endangering his child, Garcia said the family lived in extreme poverty.
When you ‘are in extreme poverty’-—YOU DO NOT KEEP HAVING KIDS>