After Decades of Separation, Mexican Immigrants Reunite with Their Loved Ones
By Liliana Bernal
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In front of hundreds of people, Caritina Hernandez Maldonado, an immigrant who left her hometown of Puebla, Mexico, 13 years ago, merged in a long-drawn welcome embrace with her mother Sofia Maldonado Perez after decades of separation.
Tearful reunions like this spread through Brooklyn Borough Hall on Tuesday evening during “Roots of Puebla,” a family reunification program that brought parents and grandparents from the state of Puebla, Mexico, to visit their children and grandchildren in the Tri-State Area.