A small town in Arizona serves as a place to start over. It is the point where hundreds of illegal migrants are released, crossing the border from Mexico. The BBC he says that “the residents organized to help migrants reach other destinations.”
Because, in that town, “in the parking lot of a supermarket, they are left to their own devices.” It is known to many who cross the United States through the desert and surrender to the border authorities. After spending some time in a detention center, they manage to remain in North American territory.
Yuma, Arizona. An isolated town of less than 100,000 inhabitants, approximately 400 migrants a day are arriving after a difficult trek through the desert after crossing from Mexico. I was there – Pictures of @AngelicaMCasas https://t.co/tkAzPnlC94
– Patricia Sulbarán (@patsulbaran) May 6, 2021
“Among the villagers they test newcomers for coronavirus. They pay for them, the government does not provide them,” they say. In April alone, 14,000 migrants crossed the border through the area near Yuma, “an increase of 200% compared to the same period in 2020,” they add.
The promise of immigration reform, made by Joe Biden, raised the hope of many. From Central American countries, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Cuba and Haiti (among other nations), the illegals continue to pass through to the United States. The search for a better destination drives these illegal migrants to cross the border. (I)
Despite closed borders, migrant smugglers continue to carry illegal immigrants between Ecuador and Peru, mostly Venezuelans.
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