Trump's policies, including his border wall plans along the US border with Mexico, are forcing migrants to take more dangerous routes into the US
When Joel Smith first started volunteering with the humanitarian aid group Humane Borders in 2009, everyday life on the US-Mexico border was much different than today.
Worse still, a larger number of people crossing the border today come from Central America, a region plagued by political violence, gang violence, and a more devastating stripe of economic devastation. Throughout 2019, the issue of immigration continued to dominate the US political debate, as the Trump administration instituted a slew of changes to the country’s policies.
Antonio Arellano, interim executive director of Jolt, a Texas-based organisation that advocates for Latino voters, said in a recent statement that young Latinos “will not be silenced” and “will not be ignored” moving forward. The Trump administration responded with harsh immigration policies. More than 55,000 people were sent back to Mexico between January and mid-December, the Los Angeles Times reports. There, the asylum seekers wait for court hearings in the US.
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