Texas Public Radio: The Surge In Immigration From Central America

Texas Public Radio: The Surge In Immigration From Central America

For the immigrant refugees of Honduras their goal is to reach the Texas-Mexico border. But as many discover when they reach the Rio Grande Valley, that’s not the end of their journey. A fortunate few will be able to rest, recover and refocus at La Posada Providencia, an emergency shelter for immigrant refugees and asylum seekers who have just crossed the Rio Grande.The shelter is on the outskirts of San Benito on a rural road and is hard to find. On one morning a woman from Honduras sitting on the front steps of a shelter’s dorm with her crying 2-year-old daughter on her lap… (Click here to continue reading on Texas Public Radio’s website)