The number of migrants the United States detained at its borders fell in November, according to new reporting from Reuters. An official with U.S. Customs and Border Protection shared early numbers showing CBP detained 47,000 people last month.
That’s the lowest number since July 2020, during President-elect Donald Trump’s first term and the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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For people in Mexico, migration to the U.S. is a fact of life. Over the last few decades, millions of Mexicans and non-Mexicans have trekked north to the U.S.-Mexico border.
As people travel through Mexico, polls show Mexicans are increasingly upset about the rush of people from outside the country.
A poll by the United Nations’ refugee agency in Mexico found 45% of Mexicans favor some level of limits on migrants, while 32% say the government should only allow them to move quickly through the country. Moreover, 13% say Mexico should close its border entirely and deport those who come in.
A new USA Today piece highlights the growing anti-immigrant view in Mexico. Emilio Gonzalez Gonzalez, a migrant policy staffer at the U.N. agency that conducted the poll, told the paper that “among the general public, the idea of diversity hasn’t been normalized,” and that “there are stereotypes and stigmas.”
Another poll from last year by the nonprofit Oxfam found 7 out of 10 Mexicans said they believed migration into Mexico was excessive.
President-elect Donald Trump has asked Mexico to tighten its immigration enforcement as part of his effort to crack down on migration.
[Lauren Taylor]
The number of migrants detained at US borders with Mexico and Canada fell in November, according to new reporting from Reuters.
An official with US Customs and Border Protection shared early numbers that show C-B-P detained 47,000 people last month. That’s the lowest number since July 2020, when President-elect Donald Trump was in office and during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
For people in Mexico, migration to the US has become a fact of life, with millions of Mexicans and non-Mexicans having made the trek north. As people from other countries try to come through Mexico headed to the US, polls show a growing number of Mexicans are upset about the rush of people from outside the country.
A poll taken by the United Nations’ refugee agency in Mexico finds that 45 percent of Mexicans favored some level of limits on migrants. 32 percent said they should only be allowed to move quickly through the country, while 13 percent said Mexico should close its border entirely and deport those who come in.
A U-S-A Today piece out Monday highlights the growing anti-immigrant view in Mexico. Emilio Gonzalez Gonzalez, a migrant policy staffer at the U-N agency that took the poll, told the paper that “among the general public, the idea of diversity hasn’t been normalized,” and that “There are stereotypes and stigmas.”
President-elect Trump has asked Mexico to tighten its own enforcement of immigration law as part of his effort to crack down on migration.
Another poll from last year by the non-profit Oxfam found seven out of ten Mexicans said they believed migration into Mexico was excessive.
[LAUREN TAYLOR]
It’s a reminder people from all over the world are entering Mexico first and then traveling through it to try to start a life in the US.
For Straight Arrow News, I’m Lauren Taylor.
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