A California community sees a dip in immigration. Where have all the people gone?
NPR reported late last year that the small California community of Jacumba, on the U.S.-Mexico border, was a scene of chaos. “Hundreds — sometimes as many as a thousand — migrants, including children, were stuck in open-air camps for hours and even days on end to await processing by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. They had little access to water, food, shelter or even bathrooms. Local townspeople told NPR they felt overwhelmed.”
NPR now reports that, in just a few weeks, the situation in Jacumba has changed dramatically. “The camp is still there, and those inside are no less desperate. But the numbers are down sharply . . . .”
U.S. officials have told NPR that the dip is related to a series of meetings in late December between the Mexican government and White House officials regarding immigration enforcement. But, official sources have told NPR that the Mexican National Guard is ramping up its enforcement.
KJ
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