Man Returned to Mexico 26 Years Later, But He Couldn’t Find His Living Grandparents

Millions of Mexican men and women migrated to UNITED STATES in search of greater employment opportunities, since many have crossed the border without papers, once in the country they cannot leave again, unless they want to leave forever.

This is the case of a young man from the neighborhood of San Juan de Tecalitlan, In Jalisco. As a child he was taken to UNITED STATES and she didn’t get a chance to return to her native country until 26 years later, but when she arrived at her childhood home, she found her beloved grandparents had passed away.

The recording of the moment went viral on his TikTok account, as he emotionally shouted his family’s names without receiving a response, in addition, he walked around the place which he seemed already deterioratedas there were loose columns, the thatched roof was damaged and the paint peeled off.

Finally, other members of his family allegedly told him the truth, so he went to get his long-awaited hug at the local pantheon. She even shared the photo in which she stretched out her arms on the grave of one of her grandparents.

“After 26 years I was able to go back to Mexico and visit my grandparents, calling them, shouting their names and They did NOT answer me, I think they left, I was late”could we read in the text written by the TikTok user @ange_alcant.

“Mom Ita, Dad Simon! I’m here, I’m Angelito!” We heard him scream, among the comments, dozens of Internet users were moved by the videos. Of the three, he chose the song a million springsby Vicente Fernández as a backdrop for the recordings.

Some messages were: “Once our elders are gone, the house closes and it will never be like before”, “I don’t know why they criticize, we don’t all have the chance to visit our grand- parents, but when we can we try to take advantage of the time”, “Where it hurts the most for grandparents to be eternal” and “How sad they left him, but they will forever be in his heart.”

In other videos, the man who had to migrate as a child showed the photos of his grandparents and also showed the story of his childhood home, which was built after the earthquake in 1941. In the same series of videos, he shared a recording of his grandparents in life.

the user @angel_alcant He also shared a poem with his deceased relatives that he was never able to see again, as it took him more than two decades to return from the United States to Mexico.

“Oh, the grandparents! If only I had the chance to see them again, I would hug them with all my might and tell them how much I love them, maybe like I never have, I would turn off my phone and sit for hours listening to their stories, asking them more about themselves, who they were.

It is worth mentioning that while he was walking through the house two minors could be seen next to him, they appeared to be his children, as he jokingly told them “This is where we are going to sleep”.

One of the reasons why many Mexican men and women do not return to their country after living in the United States is that they support their families with their work, sending money through remittances. .

Remittances sent to Mexico experienced an annual growth of 15.2% from January to August 2022. 99.0% of revenues were made via Bank transferswhich equates to approximately 37 thousand 552 million dollars, the Bank of Mexico (Banxico) reported at the time.

“We are about to end the year and We are very close to the 60 billion dollars sent by our compatriots to their families. They behaved up to par Because it’s sad that they had to leave because there were no options, there were no job opportunities and in some cases because of violence,” said declared President Andrés Manuel López Obrador at the end of 2022.