El Salvador President Takes Stunning Responsibility for the Rio Grande Drownings: ‘They Fled Our Country. It is Our Fault’
Posted at 6:24 pm on July 3, 2019 by Alex Parker
Here’s something you don’t see every day.
Or…ever.
On Monday, the leader of a country apologized for his place being so messed up.
El Salvador’s new president — Nayib Bukele — took responsibility for the drowning deaths of 25-year-old Òscar Ramirez and his 23-month-old daughter, Valeria. I previously covered the June tragedy — and President Trump’s comments — here.
In an interview published by the BBC, Nayib said it’s his government’s responsibility to make El Savador a safer place where immigration to elsewhere is “an option, not an obligation.â€
His surprising remarks:
“People don’t flee their homes because they want to, people flee their homes because they feel they have to. Why? Because they don’t have a job, because they are being threatened by gangs, because they don’t have basic things like water, education, health.â€
And then the kicker:
“We can blame any other country but what about our blame? What country did they flee? Did they flee the United States? They fled El Salvador. They fled our country. It is our fault.â€
https://www.redstate.com/alexparker/2019/07/03/el-salvador-president-takes-stunning-responsibility-for-the-rio-grande-drownings-they-fled-our-country-it-is-our-fault/I think this guy is going to be someone to watch. He seems to be sincere. I listened to an interview with him the other day. (I posted it in a thread). No doubt that this country has suffered from corrupt government. No doubt that the family thought they could have a better life in America. Doesn't make for Asylum claim though. There wasn't one news story that said they were fleeing violence. They were just doing what thousands of others do. Come for the jobs and the freebies. It must really sound like a dream to them. Unfortunately we cannot take in the entire world. And there are many countries where people live under the poverty level.
But I really think this guy is sincere and he wants to make changes in his country for his citizens. I wish him success and give my prayers to him.
This is the video I posted in another thread. A interview with Daily Signal.
https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=El+Salvador%e2%80%99s+new+president+%e2%80%94+Nayib+Bukele+interview&&view=detail&mid=BC8B78B6B6FECD7DA7BEBC8B78B6B6FECD7DA7BE&&FORM=VRDGAR