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发帖数: 24733 | 1 India nationals illegally crossing the US-Mexico border in record numbers,
pay smugglers up to $25G
The surge of Central Americans crossing into the U.S. claiming asylum is no
secret around the world. Just a snapshot of those caught entering on any
given day is stunning – Nigeria, Romania, Nepal – in addition to the
hundreds of Mexicans, Guatemalans and Hondurans.
But one of the fastest-growing groups of illegal immigrants come not from
the barrios of South America or the slums of Africa, but mega-sized cities
in India – 8,000 miles away from the tiny town of El Centro, California,
where a handful of Indian nationals are illegally entering the U.S. every
day, officials say.
"It's a common misconception that we just arrest Mexicans - that couldn't be
further from the truth," said El Centro agent Justin Casterhone. "We arrest
people from all over the world."
Unable to obtain H1b visas, which are given to highly skilled workers,
because of a crackdown on the visas by the Trump administration, and because
of a fear that Sikhs are coming under attack by fundamentalist groups in
their country, Indians are heading to the U.S. -- illegally -- in droves.
In 2015, agents caught six immigrants from India trying to cross into the U.
S. from Mexico. So far this fiscal year, the figure is already at more than
3,400.
The U.S.-Mexican border is divided into nine sectors. The smallest is El
Centro, a tiny 70-mile stretch just west of the Arizona-California border.
That area has become a conduit for those from India fleeing their country. |
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