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"A very humble child full of dreams": Teacher describes migrant boy who died in U.S. custody
CBS "News" ^ | May 3, 2019 | By Graham Kates, Angel Canales

Posted on 05/03/2019 12:02:57 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

The 16-year-old boy who died in U.S. custody April 30, days after crossing the southern border following a long and perilous trek from Guatemala "was a very nice student, intelligent, creative, but shy," according to a former teacher.

Juan de León Gutiérrez's former elementary school teacher described him as a hardworking boy who helped his father in the region's dwindling coffee fields, where drought and decreasing prices have led to debt and unemployment.

Gutiérrez was apprehended by border patrol agents near El Paso on April 19 and transported the next evening to Casa Padre, a shelter for unaccompanied migrant children in Brownsville, Texas. When he awoke on April 21, staff noticed he appeared ill, and nine days later he died in a hospital bed. The Guatemalan Foreign Ministry said in a statement that Gutiérrez died from complications from an infection in his brain's frontal lobe.

García recalled with sadness that Gutiérrez was a very motivated kid who "demonstrated ability in many things."

García said when the boy missed class he would run out to the road as García walked by to explain his absence—it was typically because his father needed help in the fields.

(Excerpt) Read more at cbsnews.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Editorial; Foreign Affairs; Government; Mexico; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: aliens; bias; border; elsalvador; fakenews; guatemala; honduras; illegalaliens; illegals; invasion; journalism; liberalagenda; theresthatwordagain
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To: SaveFerris
and praise the United Nations while singing "Imagine" by John Lennon.

After all, he was the Walrus.
41 posted on 05/03/2019 1:04:22 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: dfwgator

I guess I should not be surprised by that.

I still roll my eyes when people start talking about him and stuff.....

I mean, hey, I liked the early Beatles and some later stuff.

Worship them? Not a chance.


42 posted on 05/03/2019 1:05:15 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: dfwgator

[ After all, he was the Walrus. ]

Poor Donnie. He didn’t realize they were talking about Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov.

(I had forgotten the last name until I saw that clip)


43 posted on 05/03/2019 1:06:58 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

i dont really care, the brat should not have been there


44 posted on 05/03/2019 1:08:15 PM PDT by max americana (Fired libtards at our company for the past 12 yrs at every election. I hope all liberals die.)
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To: SaveFerris

The theory I have was John was beginning to come around, and even had some kind words about Reagan.

Yoko couldn’t have that.

John got shot six times and Yoko was standing right next to him.


45 posted on 05/03/2019 1:08:37 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Sorry, but the title ‘teacher’ these days means little.
There are good ones and there are bad ones.

Check 1: If they teach man based climate change - disregard all the say about science.
Check 2: If they teach that boys can be girls and visa versa, then disregard all they have to say about mental illness and biology.
Check 3: If NEA member, disregard all they say.


46 posted on 05/03/2019 1:09:50 PM PDT by Da Coyote
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
"was a very nice student, intelligent, creative, but shy"

He dindu nuffin. Everybody loved him. He was just turning his life around.


47 posted on 05/03/2019 1:09:58 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

We need to start fighting back against these mediapuke bastards!!! We need to bombard Graham Kates and Angel Canales twitter, Facebook pages along with emailing them!! They need to feel the wrath of the American people!! Enough!! They need to be held accountable by us!!! Let’s do it!!!


48 posted on 05/03/2019 1:11:19 PM PDT by RoseofTexas
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To: Lurkinanloomin

You’d think they’d want to keep all their rocket-surgeons from illegally entering other countries?


49 posted on 05/03/2019 1:11:54 PM PDT by NativeSon ( Grease the floor with Crisco when I dance the Disco)
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To: dfwgator

I heard a comedian once joke, 18 inches to the right, he coulda been a hero.....(not JL)


50 posted on 05/03/2019 1:21:36 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

What a wonderful contribution to society!

(the guy in that pic I mean)


51 posted on 05/03/2019 1:22:56 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

He was a criminal illegal. His parents are guilty of child abuse and souls be arrested and incarcerated with high bail


52 posted on 05/03/2019 1:24:13 PM PDT by bert ( (KE. NP. N.C. +12) Honduras must be invaded to protect America from invasion)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

This is typical crap lies. The actual article says:

“Gutiérrez was apprehended by border patrol agents near El Paso on April 19 and transported the next evening to Casa Padre, a shelter for unaccompanied migrant children in Brownsville, Texas. When he awoke on April 21, staff noticed he appeared ill, and nine days later he died in a hospital bed.”

He died because he was ill and was treated as soon as it was identified. It has absolutely nothing to do with being in custody for an illegal entry to the country and the US border personnel had no action that caused it. Factually, he probably got better care from our hospitals than he would have got in Mexico or his home country. Sad he died, but the US was not involved other than to try to save him which is probably more than he would have gotten if he had continued into the country. I hate liars like CBS

rwood


53 posted on 05/03/2019 1:24:40 PM PDT by Redwood71
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

I’m very sorry about the child but Uncle Sugar is not the bad guy.


54 posted on 05/03/2019 1:29:58 PM PDT by Huskrrrr
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To: Huskrrrr

Now how in the HELL would this woman KNOW this illegal immigrant was so humble and SO FULL of promise how in the HELL could she possibly know him this well??? GIVE ME A DAMN BREAK!!!


55 posted on 05/03/2019 1:33:44 PM PDT by Trump Girl Kit Cat (Yosemite Sam raising hell)
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To: Lurkinanloomin
"Should have stayed in his own country."

Bears repeating. Thanks.

56 posted on 05/03/2019 1:45:34 PM PDT by Two Kids' Dad (((( Wake me when a prominent democrat gets prosecuted. ))))
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To: proud American in Canada

His father brought him hr ego someone else would pay his hospital bill.

If the child dies, there are probably dozens of attorneys who will sue and the father will end up with American million$$$ and citizenship.

bottom line is that sadly the kid was probably going to die no matter what, he just happened to die on US soil.


57 posted on 05/03/2019 2:10:08 PM PDT by Cowgirl of Justice
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Boohoo...Trump is bad because the kid died by brain illness? Jeez, so if Hillary he would be alive? What Bull 💩...
58 posted on 05/03/2019 2:10:23 PM PDT by Deplorable American1776 (Proud to be a DeplorableAmerican with a Deplorable Family...even the dog is, too. :-))
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Three migrants have died even though the border patrol has given them treatment. How many American kids have died due to drugs in that same time?


59 posted on 05/03/2019 2:12:50 PM PDT by outofsalt (If history teaches us anything, it's that history rarely teaches us anything.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Being “full of dreams” is not a qualification for asylum. In fact, it isn’t even a qualification to be a refugee.

The president and his policies had absolutely NOTHING to do with this boy’s death.

The Deep State Media is just running psyops on America in its attempt to make as many negative associations with President Trump as it can.

Send these trespassers back to Guatemala, or whatever third-world country they are coming from, and let them fix their country. America needs to support foreign policy that helps rid the world of socialism so that countries like Guatemala will have happy and prosperous citizens who do not feel the urgent need to risk life and limb to flee to America, the land of opportunity.


60 posted on 05/03/2019 2:13:42 PM PDT by unlearner (War is coming.)
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