The virtual triumph of Donald Trump to the presidency of the United States hit the spirits of migrants living in irregular camps in Mexico City. They expressed that there is a lot of uncertainty about the measures that the Republican may take, so November and December will be crucial months to get a CBP One asylum application appointment in that country or advance towards the northern border to surrender.
In a tour carried out by this newspaper, several migrants also made it clear that returning to their countries of origin is not an option, thus plan B
It will be to stay and live in the city.
Cinthia, Venezuelan, stated: What’s coming is hard. Some of us spent five months getting to Mexico and we have been here for another few months, so that in the end there is a risk that we will no longer be able to enter the United States.
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In the irregular settlement of the Vallejo neighborhood, on the banks of the train tracks, between the Calzada de los Misterios and Florencio Constantino Street, migrants from Venezuela, Ecuador, El Salvador, among others, continued last Tuesday through the social networks on election day for the US presidency.
Today we all woke up half crestfallen. We are afraid because we have been through so much and staying here would be disappointing, sad, there are many feelings.
said Cinthia, mother of three children, with whom she lives in a tent.
However, he indicated that hope is the last thing they will lose. We will continue requesting the CBP One appointment, we still have a chance before Trump says what he will do with the migrants there and with those of us who are in Mexico
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He acknowledged that several foreigners have considered surrendering, but We know that they are not letting anyone pass, just a group from here left and they returned to Tapachula, Chiapas
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For her part, Emily Díaz, who has lived in the camp for two months with her three daughters, ages 10, 5 and 2, said that she would not return to Venezuela, because “it would mean returning to less than zero, it would be worse, and plan B “It will be together with my husband to have papers to legally stay here.”
Queen Isabel, from El Salvador, agreed that she will not return to her country, because There are no conditions to restart, life would be more difficult, if you can’t get to the United States I would be looking in December with my daughter if we stay here
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Maite, a fictitious name to protect her identity, also Venezuelan, mentioned that the risk for this community is not only due to the measures that Trump will take, but also due to the actions that the Mexican government implements to contain the migrants.
In the camp installed in the Plaza de la Soledad, in La Merced, priest Benito Torres Cervantes, from the parish of Santa Cruz and La Soledad, stated that the atmosphere among the migrants is tense. They They don’t know whether to continue or stay. Those who have an appointment to request asylum are rushing to the border
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This result in the elections, he emphasized, It affects morally and psychologically, because of everything they have left to achieve their dream, which can be cut short.
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