Readers’ reactions

Fleeing Jamaican survives gang attack at US-Mexico border

Instagram

I’m not scared of Jamaica that much to flee through Mexico to the US. SMH. – @tha_jamaican

Why are our people enduring all of this to go to the US? Is it for a better life? – @wellnessexperiencejamaica

Nothing is in America for anyone to risk their life to come to this country. But unless you are living in it you will not believe. So sad. – @sugerbun

Honestly, I do not see the hardship that would make me wanna leave my country to encounter that. I must be really blind. – @sheis__an__angel

I know people out there need a better life … honestly I am not taking certain risk, no way! I rather find a little job here and try to make ends meet and wait my turn for better opportunities. – @beckybeckford05

All who talking about these people love foreign too much. Dem alright dem can stay a Jamaica or them have them visa already. In the US you get a chance, it’s not easy but he have a chance to help your whole family. Unnu can stay a Jamaica and chat. In a few years these people will be so successful and their kids will be grateful. – @kurtiseurope

Facebook

If you can spend up to 300,000 just to go to the US border wall you can invest that money in Jamaica in a small business and start from there take a page out of the Chinese and the Indians book. – @Fretado Simpson

It is so sad that some people are fleeing this beautiful country full of potentials to places where they are not welcome. If only the powers that be would implement some workable measures/strategies to get the killings and corruption under control. I am not leaving here under those conditions to go and live anywhere that I am not wanted. – @Claudia Gordon

The Jamaicans are accused of publicizing the route resulting in all and sundry using that route. Now border police is clamping down. So the Mexican cartel are not happy with Jamaicans who come in their territory. – @Jennifer Lugg

It’s a dangerous path SMH why some a dem ppl yah nuh try other islands r countries that r visa free. It’s not a possibility of even getting to the border alive. Think wisely man other options are there. – @Tashna McDonald

You see how long the people them ... a do them thing, but them go put Jamaican on the link, them chat and video … with them informer self. Till border police find out. – @Donovan Fagan

– Compiled by Kashauna Atkins