
'I'm living a lie': On the streets of a Colorado city, pregnant migrants struggle to survive
Over the past two years, an unprecedented number of Venezuelans have traveled to the U.S. border, seeking a better life. They’ve found themselves in American communities roiling with conflict about how much to help newcomers — or whether to help at all. These migrants are unable to legally work without filing expensive and complicated paperwork. Some have found themselves sleeping on the streets. In Aurora, Colorado, one pregnant migrant gave birth and returned to the tent she was living in. Then her whole family, including the baby, contracted chicken pox. She incurred thousands of dollars in medical debt. Now, she’s afraid it will jeopardize her chances of staying in the U.S.
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