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Mexico escalates immigration raids to stem flow of Central American migrants
The Guardian UK ^ | 15 Mar 2021 | Reuters in Apizaco

Posted on 03/15/2021 11:02:33 PM PDT by blueplum

Mexico has stepped up immigration raids – hauling hundreds of people off trains in recent weeks – to stem an increase in Central American migrants heading for the United States since Joe Biden took office, according to advocates and data from immigration authorities.

The crackdown by immigration agents backed by the military and police marks an escalation of Mexico’s efforts to control migration....

(Excerpt) Read more at theguardian.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Mexico; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: aliens; border; centralamerica; foreignpolicy; illegalimmigration; immigration; mexico; obrador
1200 off trains and another 800 off busses and trucks in about 3 weeks. Compared to the numbers getting thru, it doesn't seem much but at least they're making an effort to keep their promise to Trump. It was emphasize this is not as a result of any input from the current White House.
1 posted on 03/15/2021 11:02:33 PM PDT by blueplum
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To: blueplum

No one is really tracking or doing numbers....but it would be curious to know if 99-percent of the crossing folks were NON-Mexicans.

It would appear from the juvenile ‘game’ being played out....those are almost all NON-Mexicans.


2 posted on 03/15/2021 11:05:13 PM PDT by pepsionice
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To: blueplum

Oddly enough, Trump and AMLO seemed to get along quite well.

Got some Country-Country agreements done.


3 posted on 03/15/2021 11:09:27 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: blueplum

My guess is that Mexico is doing this to give priority to dumping its own Mexican citizens into the US. They don’t want competition, nor do they want the hordes coming into their own country.


4 posted on 03/15/2021 11:28:27 PM PDT by Reno89519 (Buy American, Hire American! End All Worker Visa Programs. Replace Visa Workers w/ American Worker)
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To: pepsionice

only tracking what they catch but the southern border is running about 40% mexican and 60% other - most western coastal south american, but a good helping of ‘other’. Here’s a 2019 headline that says 50 different nationalities; probably hasn’t changed much, with middle easterners channeling through europe and cubans flying into a secondary country then into Mexico.

https://nypost.com/2019/04/09/immigrants-from-50-countries-illegally-entering-us-border-patrol-official/


5 posted on 03/16/2021 12:03:35 AM PDT by blueplum ("...this moment is your moment: it belongs to you... " President Donald J. Trump, Jan 20, 2017) )
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To: Reno89519

100% correct.


6 posted on 03/16/2021 1:03:53 AM PDT by jmacusa (The result of conformity is everyone will like you but yourself.)
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