Human Rights

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<p>&nbsp;&nbsp; With all the focus of attention on the ballpark issue in Escondido being on financial matters, little attention has been given to the much larger issue of the environment that exists in this city. Since the passage of the infamous and illegal rental ban ordinance, the city council has been obsessed with making the lives of undocumented people as miserable as possible. And even though some of these policies affect American citizens, they continue with a zeal that makes Escondido a divided and unhealthy place.</p>

<p><strong>Frontera NorteSur</strong></p>
<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Lucia Elizabeth Contreras watched as her brother Salomon set out for Mexico en route to the United States. The young man from El Salvador never made it to the destination of his dreams. Instead, his sister was later horrified to see pictures of her ill-fated brother tortured and murdered, recovered from a Mexican grave along with three other victims.</p>