One of our AM radio stations here in Topeka, KS went to providing Spanish language programming in the evenings.

I was looking for a different station one evening last week when I passed this one, and had to stop and listen to what they were saying.

The typical message was:

Pablo Gutierrez, your son in Mexico is sick, please call her at long phone number.

Jose Fernandez, your sister is getting married, please contact your family at yet another long phone number.

Enrique, your wife is about to have her baby? Call her at yet another phone number.

Of course, these are honest, hard-working citizens with love of country and family.... (five lies in a single sentence) Yet, they never bother to call home.

Can anyone explain how this is possible for a father to avoid contact with his family like this? or is it because they have alternate families up here trying to establish their residency?