Real eye opener yesterday crossing from Eduador to Colombia.
First up was the sight approaching the border of Venezuelan refugees being 'escorted' by Ecuadorian police through the country. The refugees were not being mistreated as such, but they were clearly not welcome to stay.
At the border itself large numbers were moving both ways. The red cross reception had the longest queues. Families, young people, old people with their posessions in their bags.
And then the odd non refugee, like us, sent to a different queue, with our western passports. A different colour passport, meant a different reception, a different future, all because of where we happen to be born.
Have no idea of the resaons behind the Venezuelan crisis but I do know 1 thing. On a human level, people who slag off refugees or who object to our helping them, wherever they come from, our ignorant pricks imho
Enjoy your nice meals,,hot showers and warm beds tonight. There are many who won't be getting one... |  |
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