Salvadorian restaurant owner feeding Venezuelan asylum seekers in Fresno

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- It's been astir 2 weeks since a radical of 19 Venezuelan migrants arrived successful Fresno aft traveling from the Southern borderline to Denver.

The asylum-seekers person received enactment from the metropolis and non-profits, and present a Valley concern proprietor is besides lending a helping hand.

On Wednesday, the owners of Restaurante Morenita successful Mendota stopped by with meals and drinks, positive toys for the children who were thousands of miles away.

"I americium ace blessed that we tin assistance different radical successful need," said Diana Urias.

Diana's father, Fidel Urias, says they wanted to assistance the Venezuelan migrants due to the fact that they recognize what the families are experiencing.

Fidel migrated from El Salvador 35 years agone and remembers however challenging it was to unrecorded successful Los Angeles without money, resources, oregon knowing English.

Fidel says, "I couldn't talk the language, nary 1 understood me, determination were nary jobs, and I besides didn't person a spot to live."

The Urias household talked for immoderate clip with the Venezuelans, who accidental they are thankful for each of the enactment they've received.

Two migrants, Jose and Luis Alberto, migrated with their wives and tiny children and arrived successful Fresno successful precocious January.

Both accidental they lone privation a occupation to supply for their loved ones.

"We came acceptable to enactment and acceptable to propulsion guardant truthful we tin supply a amended aboriginal for our children," Jose explained.

"I anticipation God volition assistance america scope our goals here," said Luis Alberto.

"Hopefully they extremity up uncovering what they are looking for, this state is afloat of opportunities that different countries don't have. I anticipation they are capable to look backmost conscionable similar my parents are capable to look back," said Josue Urias.

The families volition enactment astatine the section edifice until the weekend.

Currently, the Education and Leadership Foundation is assisting the families with resources.

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