Get Over It, Ex Mexican President Fox Tells Parents of Missing Students on US Caravan Andrea Noel - VICE News
go to original March 20, 2015

They won't give up, even if a former president tells them they should.

Relatives and supporters of the 43 teachers college students who were disappeared in Mexico last September traveled to the United States this week to start a multi-city caravan in hopes of sustaining public indignation over the case.

The Caravana43, as it is called, is composed of parents, classmates, and supporters of the missing Ayotzinapa Normal School students. Split into small groups, they plan to stop in more than 40 US cities before convening in Washington DC, and ending the caravan in New York in late April.

But their arrival in the US was met with a nasty welcoming message from ex Mexican President Vicente Fox, who told them to get over the "tragedy" they've lived and move on.

A throng of supporters met the parents' arrival Tuesday at the Mexican consulate in McAllen, Texas. They called for the Mexican government to return the 43 young men "alive."

Only one of the victims has been confirmed killed, in a case that has gripped the country and led to massive protests for almost six months.



The former president's advice for the parents came just eight days before the six-month anniversary of the police and cartel attacks on busloads of Ayotzinapa rural teachers college students, which left half a dozen people dead on September 26, and dozens more missing.

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