SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Gaby Verdugo grew up in Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico. She says she vividly remembers the violence in her hometown.
“They start shooting right on top of the gate. I was like, ‘Oh, it is happening again,’” Verdugo said. “All I can hear, my mom is like, ‘Get down, get down.’ And all I wanted to do is to actually see what’s happening.”
That was the main reason she decided to immigrate to the United States of America and have the freedom to build a life she wanted…