Day 5 – July 22, 2019

“It’s difficult for me to care for my sisters here. It’s hard because they are very hungry”

-M, 12, from Ecuador, speaking of her 8 and 4 year old sisters.

Via the declarations shared by Project Amplify. This quote is from Exhibit 9 of this declaration and can be found on pages 46-47.

Hear the entire declaration read in the video below:

“It’s difficult for me to care for my sisters here. It’s hard because they are very hungry”
-12 year old from Ecuador, speaking of her 8 and 4 year old sisters pic.twitter.com/eno4LykPp9

— Amanda 🆘 is Painting Daily Border Quotes (@juuust_amanda) July 22, 2019

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“It’s difficult for me to care for my sisters here. It’s hard because they are very hungry” 12 year old from Ecuador, speaking of her 8 and 4 year old sisters. The sadness and hopelessness is fading now on day 5 and I’m instead mad as hell. How. Dare. They. Lock. Up. Children. In. Our. Name. This must stop now. #closethecamps #neveragainisnow #notinmyname

A post shared by Amanda (@_juuust_amanda) on Jul 22, 2019 at 4:06pm PDT