A Crime Scene at the Border – The New York Times

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A Crime Scene at the Border

Images of brutality should do more than provide a quick emotional fix. They should indict the viewer.

Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/10/magazine/drowned-migrants-photo-us-mexico-border.html?emc=rss&partner=rss

On Tuesday, June 25, Rosa Ramírez was filmed at home in San Martín, El Salvador. Ramírez stands by a doorway in a small interior. She is distraught, and her large brown eyes glisten in the glare of camera lights.

“The last message he sent me was Saturday. He said, ‘Mama, I love you.’ He said, ‘Take care of yourselves because we are fine here.’ ”

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