“Solito”: Salvadoran Writer Javier Zamora Details His Solo 4,000 Mile Journey to U.S. at Age 9

[@cheri238]

Thank you , Amy for having writer Javier Zamora on with is story. A story of courage, fears, struggles what is happening in our world. May we all listen with our hearts and hopefully with awareness with human compassion and love with insights to become a better world. With the deepest respect and appreciation to Javier, I want to congratulate you.

[@dmike3507]

I don't recall a time mainstream media has ever interviewed an immigrant to get their side of the story. Thanks DN for doing _real_ journalism.

[@robroy7456]

Obviously ur not paying attention. The question is if the story is real..or made up. U be the judge.

[@curtrice6060]

Javier, please help us become better humans. We love you , your courage and for making the U.S. a better place ❤😊.

[@swazfincklestein1226]

Why can't Javier and his friends make El Salvador a better place?

[@guillermodozal7166]

@@swazfincklestein1226. He’s starting here, let him expand, like this incredible Guatemalan lady, Gloria Alvarez.

[@reneangulotrujillo1]

powerful + amazing!

[@MarioDadio]

​@@swazfincklestein1226we are on it, thanks for your concerns

[@LillianMirandaSzklarski]

This interview was very educational. A perspective we hardly ever get to be exposed to. Excellent piece of journalism.

[@teddydavis2339]

El Salvador is becoming a safe country and a good example of how a country can turn things around . Viva El Salvador!

[@tomackabro]

This is very interesting, This is almost exactly what happend to me in 2006, things are getting worst by the years, we still humans, thank you Javier Zamora to share your story, to me it has been very difficult to speak out what happened to me, I know is extremely hard. 🙏

[@maratisseraluna]

Thank you very much Javier for sharing your story, and Democracy Now/Amy for giving him the space to do it. As other commented, it's hard to find news media accounts of migration that are dignifying for migrants or that show their resilience. I'm looking forward to reading Solito!

[@manatee_flips6811]

A great society takes care of its hungry, poor.

[@erickmontanez8856]

that's true! wonder why are they are coming here?? muricans hate all that

[@curtrice6060]

It is obvious we are not a great country. The Oligarchs are inhuman! 😢

[@manatee_flips6811]

@@erickmontanez8856 they believe, still, that America is the land of opportunity. Living in MX, not many folks running up to the USA border, mostly central and South Americans want to make the journey.

[@kipdr]

@@manatee_flips6811 54% of illegals are from Mexico, according to DHS. Stop making stuff up.

[@peterscholte300]

​@@manatee_flips6811 there's still lots of mexicans making the trip

[@gloriouse4458]

😊✊YOU MADE IT 👏🏽🍃💞

[@Olivia-pe5vf]

Thank you for telling our story. People don't know the suffering and struggles of this dangerous journey. 4000 miles to freedom.

[@teadivamuse]

Amy demonstrates her remarkable sensitivity and sharp journalistic skills here. A beautiful and moving result.

[@msgreen3135]

My heart breaks for the children...

[@swazfincklestein1226]

People in developing countries have too many children.

[@doricetimko5403]

The bravery, resilience and tenacity it requires to attempt this is huge. Thank you for sharing your heart and your story.❤

[@visibletoa11userz]

I donated my car that I used to live in to 826Valencia, the organization that launched Javier's writing career. Congratulations Javier!

[@curtrice6060]

The U.S. obviously is not a Christian, or religious country. The way the U.S. is treating humans whom need a home, is inhuman 😢 !

[@tobiisiba1641]

There have already taken 40 million people illegally

[@hull5768]

Then neither are the countries they're running away from

[@curtrice6060]

@@hull5768 you are correct. Thanks for the feed back.

[@margaretnorvell9555]

Bring them into your home.

[@lukeolson5177]

Christians are some of the most racist people you will ever meet. If anything the dehumanization of migrants is the most Christian thing ever.

[@vinniecasqer840]

Mexico is the richest country on this hemisphere. Why not a shorter, more promising and culturally familiar place? Not what the Grifter class wants for us.

[@raulescandon4485]

Amy, there is no question US policy in El Salvador was very wrong. Several movies have been made about it. The main issue is how to correct Injustices arising from those policies and intolerable conditions in El Salvador and other Central America. I visited the region to investigate these issues. Blaming America for not openly letting all alleged refugees into the country is senseless. Proper laws on the subject are critically needed which Republicans are blocking including Sen. McCain's proposed Bill. I suffer with victims of improper/lack of adequate laws.

[@charbuxs1631]

Great story

[@melissagomez9362]

I've known so many people that leaves their children behind with grandparents or other family members, uncle's, antiea, etc.. to come and study and or work to this so called "first world" countries. They leave children behind not because they don't love them but because there is no other way to progress and to support them. As a parent all you want is to provide your children with better opportunities for them to have a more dignified future. It is sad and difficult to leave your home to go and live in a completely different culture and environment, even sadder when received with anger and violence. Desperation when there's no food on the table can make you do all sorts of things.

[@SameAsAnyOtherStranger]

I've read about community food closets being set up on the model as a way to distribute food to the general community in case of catastrophe. This model could be used to accommodate migrants for the same reason. But that would be a measure of pragmatism that is contrary to the general policy of externalizing the burdening of humanity through exploration that caused the immigration crisis in the first place.

[@matthewingerson]

That would be against the law, according to some people. For example: Scott Warren was arrested and charged with the crimes of, "harboring undocumented migrants" and "conspiracy to transport and harbor undocumented migrants," because he left food and water in the Arizona desert, just in case someone needed it. He was convicted by a jury in his first trial. But, luckily, he was acquitted by a different jury in a retrial. Scott has been on this show before. Your idea is a good one, though. :)

[@vinniecasqer840]

Watch Amy's "sensitivity" during Katrina. Bodies floating by her and her spirits were peculiarly buoyant. A trait similar to her sensitivity towards the growing homeless population in the US.

[@marinafilippa5826]

La palabra "Solito": Toda lengua tiene una posesión secreta. En español, «estaba solito»; se podría traducir al inglés por: «he was all alone» [en francés: «il était toute seule»]. Pero ¿cómo decir «estaba sentadito»? [«il était là, assise, toute sage»]. Creo que no se puede decir en otras lenguas porque «sentadito» significa que una persona está sentada y al mismo tiempo se expresa la ternura y el afecto que se siente por ella, esto es una posibilidad de la lengua española. (Lo dijo Borges y lo encontré citado en un libro de la lingüista Ivonne Bordelois "La palabra amenazada")

[@jessicachadwick9457]

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[@robroy7456]

At what point do the people already here have a say? If I wanted to live in a country where it’s always been chaos why would I go there? Ur guest is a writer spinning a yarn.

[@vinniecasqer840]

Keeping the alternate reality going. Everyone is desperate and they're being flooded in to a land with no housing.

[@Tonsirton]

Sexual Predator And Still Gets Away With It!!!😱😱😱

[@michellegordon4211]

So...of the 6+ billion people in the world who aren't doing well, how many should the US take in (keeping in mind our population is approximately 340 million)??

[@zochbuppet448]

Yes the U.S should stop sticking its face into other country business and have no right telling other countries in the Americas what to do , or try to control them But totally open borders?. The U.S / Canada/ western far left view on immigration at this point totally absurd. So he was illegal in the U.S and couldn't go visit his country?...but isnt that the reason why he left.? But he was illegal, but still got most thing Americans received ...so what is the issue again?

[@margaretnorvell9555]

They want to live in the safety and affluence of the US, but visiting there "dangerous" homeland several times a year. Just a whiny propaganda piece.

[@diannadima7082]

Why are we all reaching for our roots? It seems to be so prevalent anymore. Welcome home.

[@vinniecasqer840]

A group of 15 homeless Hispanic men live in an abandoned strip mall in my area. They pan handle for food every day.

[@peterscholte300]

Where is this at ?

[@LobsangThenrad-gp2lh]

Sister, please tell me the actual news of the Tibetans, and I'm sincerity in asking for it, thank you.

[@garyjohnson8327]

How many countries you got to walk thru to get asylum? Doesn't rung true

[@vinniecasqer840]

Rhetoric for the Grifter class who sees its mission as shuffling populations around for psychological terrorism is not journalism.

[@1suitcasesal]

Do people from south and Central American countries think that we can fit them all into this country? Why can't they stay in their countries and work toward improving their countries? He says we are all just human beings, well so are we. Other questions I have for people wanting to immigrate to the USA are: If your country and life in it is so terrible why do you then have children? Do you care if your children suffer as you claim you are suffering? Do you consider that being a responsible person? This man says that he was born during a time of war in his country. Why on earth would anyone produce a child during a war? Bottom line: We cannot take all of you into our country. Please stay in your own countries and work to improve them. Also if you find that living in your country is unbearable please do not produce children who then have to live in your unbearable country.

[@jessicachadwick9457]

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[@swazfincklestein1226]

"3 million asylum seekers" LOL - these are freaking economic migrants!

[@keithkessler3761]

What are you saying? "Let them starve" ? Are you a Christian? Jesus said feed the hungry, take in the stranger. And He said, "I was a stranger, and you didn't take me in."

[@swazfincklestein1226]

@@keithkessler3761 No, we should not let them starve. But we can't take in everyone who shows up at our border or who illegally trespasses on our land.

[@kipdr]

@@keithkessler3761 This country lets millions of Americans starve everyday. These illegal jobseekers chose to come to a country that lets its own starve.

[@BobJones-dq9mx]

is he legally in the US?

[@peterscholte300]

Are you ?

[@vinniecasqer840]

5 th Generation Warfare.

[@peterscholte300]

Oh vinnie what generation are you ?

[@Wongrich6]

Do people know the condition of US before going there and they'll end up farms work or fast food job, maybe some industrial that Americans refuse to work😢all because of free💵and make them lazy to work, but politicians blame games for another taking their job if they understand how they planning from pass that US keep stock market, hightech and etc😡👍🍺

[@peterscholte300]

If they work for it it's not free money

[@Ifnotnowthenwhen-r8s]

What a bunch of BS , parents abandon you @ 1 and @ 5 but somehow they are good people that you need to reunite with....

[@stephendalton1648]

The parents left him behind?

[@peterscholte300]

Yes

[@dividedconquered3784]

American Dirt is a great book as well

[@beckyd712]

There has ALWAYS been "chaos" at the border, taking draconian measures doesn't help anyone or anything at all. *Those 100,000+ people (human beings) are waiting at the border "camping in the streets" because the USA stopped everyone from coming in. By International law, we MUST allow asylum seekers to apply for asylum; we haven't been following international law IT IS TIME WE DO again!*

[@margaretnorvell9555]

The asylum process is not meant for economic migrants. They are supposed to seek asylum in the first safe country. They are coming for money and they bring their violence with them.

[@vinniecasqer840]

MS 13 gang hand signal by Penguin Random House and DN.

[@erickmontanez8856]

Robert Kennedy running for President on the Democratic party ticke

[@IlIlIlIlIlIlIIlIlIlIlIlIlIIIII]

Never happened.

[@80caligirl]

What is going on??? Immigration is normal throughout the world but now it seems excessive, is it because we are more aware off it than before or theres something going on ???