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Steve Griffin, Deseret News
At just 11 years old, Efren Corado Garcia traveled with a human trafficker from Guatemala through Mexico, making his way by himself across the U.S. border to the hope of a better life.
His mom, who had paid the trafficker, was already in California.
“All of those (immigrants’) stories come from the same place. It really is . because there is a need that is not being met, and in fact there are many needs that are not being met from housing stability, just food, and just financial support that allows you to live. It’s really as simple as that it’s people running away from poverty and death,” Garcia said.