The increase is all the more disturbing because the jump in deaths has occurred as net immigration from Mexico has dropped to net zero or less, according to the Pew Hispanic Center. Tuesdayâs report estimates that an immigrant crossing the border illegally is eight times more likely to die today than 10 years ago. Some 5,595 immigrants have died crossing the U.S.-Mexico border since 1998.
A curandera is person that practices medicine using herbs, whicthcraft, and prayers. Though you better be careful; same thing as consulting a witch; depends what they do. Some curanderas massage your bones if they dislocate or rub a pregnant women to position the baby, they also call them curandera, which in English this word means healer
What is Curanderismo? Curanderismo includes the practice what I call white magic, which can include ritual, cleansings, energy work, spirit contact, divination, honoring the earth, working closely with nature, and a vast amount of prayer. While some practitioners prefer to engage only in one area, others work in all areas.