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2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumKarla Ortiz. Oh, my heart!
That wonderful, self-possessed little girl.
This is the reality of mass deportation. We cannot let these children suffer.
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Karla Ortiz. Oh, my heart! (Original Post)
nolabear
Jul 2016
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auntpurl
(4,311 posts)1. If they boo this little girl I am going to KILL SOMEONE
LisaM
(27,794 posts)9. And they didn't, and good on them.
I hope she caused some to do a little soul searching about their lives versus her reality.
auntpurl
(4,311 posts)10. YES, well said.
Get some perspective, you selfish assholes!
Johnny2X2X
(18,969 posts)2. Wow!
Tears in my eyes. Millions face the same as this child.
Satch59
(1,353 posts)3. Sweetness...
If they boo her...that's it.
Native
(5,936 posts)4. Karla is adorable, and the video was so touching!
John_Doe80004
(156 posts)5. i can't imagine
what it must be like as a child worrying that my parents might be deported.
nolabear
(41,932 posts)6. Look at her helping her mother. Mouthing along.
auntpurl
(4,311 posts)7. Wonderful speech by a wonderful girl.
Tears.
tawadi
(2,110 posts)8. Very sweet
I seriously wish I knew Spanish better so I could understand everything her mother said.
oswaldactedalone
(3,489 posts)11. Fantastic