#CaravanaDeMutilados: Caravan of the Mutilated Pushes Immigration Reform in US Diane Smith - Star-Telegram
go to original May 28, 2015

Their journey has inspired the Spanish language song, “El Viento”, or “The Wind,” by artist Manu Chao. (NDLONvideos)

They call themselves the Caravana de Mutilados — the Caravan of the Mutilated.

The 10 Hondurans lost arms and legs in horrific falls from “La Bestia” or The Beast, the name for Mexican freight trains used by hundreds of thousands of immigrants trying to get to the U.S. The group of men came this time to push for immigration reform, their bodies proof of the desperation Central Americans feel to escape poverty and crime at home.

“Immigration is never going to stop because, in our countries, there is great poverty,” said Benito Murillo, who lost limbs on La Bestia.

The caravan of amputees, which stopped recently in Dallas on the way to Washington, D.C., has an ambitious goal: They want to talk to President Barack Obama and U.S. lawmakers about immigration and ways to help Central American countries grappling with poverty, gangs and crime.

...The stops in Dallas, which were posted on Facebook, and their social media hashtag (#CaravanaDeMutilados) generated attention for the travelers, who are followed by the Spanish-language media. They were greeted like celebrities. Strangers offered food. Others wanted to take pictures with them.

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