Lost sons: How many coffins before action is taken?
The Tribune Editorial: Over the past three years, dozens of Indians have died trying to cross into the US via the illegal "dunki" route, a perilous trail through South and Central America.
EACH time a young man from Punjab or Haryana dies in Guatemala, Mexico or the dense jungles of the Darién Gap, India's conscience stirs — only to fall silent again. Soon after, business resumes for the "donkers", the shadowy network of illegal travel agents who peddle US dreams for a price often paid in blood. Despite repeated tragedies, despite sons never returning, these traffickers continue to thrive with impunity. The recent killing of two youths from Punjab and Haryana in Guatemala is not an aberration but part of a sickening pattern. Over the past three years, dozens of Indians have died trying to cross into the US via the illegal "dunki" route, a perilous trail through South and Central America. From drowning in the Darién jungle to being shot by border patrols, their stories expose the nexus of greed, desperation and official neglect.
