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The Challenges of Immigration at the US-Mexico Border ( #6ca708a8 , v0.02) https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2023-10-30/as-economy-falters-more-chinese-migrants-take-a-perilous-journey-to-the-us-border-to-seek-asylum Migrants crossing the US-Mexico border into San Diego County are facing challenges as volunteers and aid workers struggle to provide assistance. The limited capacity of federal agencies to process migrants, combined with a new asylum rule and global migration patterns, has created a humanitarian crisis . Many migrants are waiting for days without shelter, facing dropping temperatures at night. Volunteers from San Diego and Jacumba are providing food and water, but the Red Cross has not been asked for help and the Border Patrol has not provided a robust humanitarian response . The Biden administration's asylum policy has made it difficult for migrants to seek asylum if they cross between legal ports of entry. Some migrants have arrived in critical condition, far from medical aid. The CBP has been reluctant to call emergency medical services, but some agents have provided assistance . Migrants from various countries, including Jordan, Syria, Palestine, India, Vietnam, China, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Mexico, are fleeing violence, murder, and political persecution . The encampment near Boulevard has seen an increase in the number of migrants, prompting San Diego County to declare a humanitarian crisis and allocate more resources . A major influx of Chinese migration to the United States on a relatively new and perilous route through Panama's Darién Gap jungle has become increasingly popular thanks to social media . Chinese asylum-seekers are seeking to escape an increasingly repressive political climate and bleak economic prospects . The journey involves traveling through multiple countries and can cost thousands to tens of thousands of dollars . Many Chinese migrants are showing up at the U.S.-Mexico border to seek asylum, with the number of arrests increasing significantly . Short video platforms and messaging apps provide step-by-step guides for the journey . Chinese migrants are released with court dates in bottlenecked asylum systems that take years to decide cases . Catholic Charities of San Diego provides temporary shelters for migrants, but many migrants prefer not to stay in shelters . The majority of U.S. border arrests of Chinese people occur in the San Diego area . The migrants rely on volunteers for food and water . The monthly number of Chinese migrants crossing through Panama's Darién Gap jungle has been rising gradually . Chinese migrants are seeking better economic opportunities and freedom in the United States . #immigration #US-Mexicoborder #migrants #asylumseekers #humanitariancrisis #Chinesemigrants #Panama'sDariénGap References: - AP: As Economy Falters, More Chinese Migrants Take a Perilous Journey to the US Border to Seek Asylum - None: https://inewsource.org/2023/10/07/volunteers-need-help-aiding-migrants-jacumba-san-diego-county-desert/