How Mexico is cracking down on migrants trying to reach the US border | Start Here

“Like a human jungle”. The journey across Mexico has become harder than ever for migrants hoping to reach the US. While illegal immigration is a big issue in the US election, the number of illegal border crossings is actually down significantly. A lot of that is because of what Mexico is doing.

#AJStartHere’s Sandra Gathmann travelled to Mexico’s northern and southern borders, to explain what’s happening and hear the stories of the people affected.

Chapters:
00:46 - How illegal crossings of the US-Mexico border have dropped
01:57 - Jefrin’s failed attempt to cross the US-Mexico border
03:32 - Arrivals at Mexico’s southern border with Guatemala
06:03 - The CBP One app and why it’s keeping people in the south of Mexico
08:47 - How the journey through Mexico has become harder and riskier
09:44 - Mexico’s “bussing” system and “el carrusel”
10:55 - How migrants are targeted by gangs and cartels
12:14 - Yonatan’s experience of being kidnapped and the “human jungle”
13:55 - Why is Mexico helping the US on enforcement?
15:34 - Sandra speaks to Mexico’s president, Claudia Sheinbaum

This episode features:

Enrique Vidal, Center For Human Rights Fray Matías De Córdova
Gretchen Kuhner, Director, IMUMI (Institute For Women In Migration)
Carlos Heredia, Associate Professor, CIDE (Center For Research & Teaching In Economics)
Claudia Sheinbaum, President Of Mexico
Blanca Navarrete, Director, DHIA (Integral Human Rights In Action)

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[Edgarunreal-FinanzasPersonales]

I am Mexican and something that really upset to all mexicans, is how most migrants that cross Mexico are so UNGRATEFUL.
Let me explain. (the whole story)

In Mexico, ALL migrants are welcome including those that are crossing illegally. Mexico help them with shelter, albergues, food, paperwork and healthcare in their crossing the whole country, even they have the option to apply for asylum, refugee, etc. and help them to establish and stay in Mexico, even it was a time that the Mexican government offered them housing, jobs and legal permanent residency, BUT they REJECTED. When there are millions of mexicans in need.

Mexican people ALWAYS help them with food, clothes, shelter, medicine, etc. But most migrants are entitled, bad attitude and behavior and playing with victim's mindset and don't appreciated all the sacrificed that mexican people do.

Migrants talk about violence, robbery and portraits Mexico as the worst, but if they are coming illegally and paying criminals to take risky routes, what would they expect? is NOT a trip to Disneyland.

They are feel in a jail? they are complaining that is taking so long for the appointment? Really? the audacity and entitlement.

The 99% of the migrants are LYING.
They are not fleeing because of violence or persecution, but because of economic reasons, they want to earn US dollars.
Most venezuelans were living in another countries (Peru, Colombia, Argentina, Ecuador, Brasil) but social media and soft immigration policies changed in USA they begin to fleeing to USA.

All this mess began back in 2014 during "the caravanas people" from Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador and Nicaragua. They were demanding everything; food, shelter, medicine, and enter to USA. remember the migrant kids? All of that became in a mass public opinion, in the news media, not just only in the USA but also in the world.

That is why Trump won the election.

[celica]

These people are not our responsibility. Yes, their lives are hard too, but we already have our own problems to take care of.

[luciagarza]

My 63 yr old cousin was killed on her way to work crossing the street by an illegal migrant, driving w/out insurance or a driver's license. He was cited and given a court date. He absconded. And that's what compassion for law breakers gets you.

[RegT]

They flying their flags in AMERICA But running away from their country.

[l.a.ramslvr]

They need to stop having kids, if their situation is so bad, stop having kids and don’t bring them to suffer what you can’t afford to suffer yourself. Jesus Christ it’s so upsetting seeing them in this situation and they still can’t stop having kids

[mferdez]

America cant take all the worlds poor. We need to take care of our own people first. America First 🇺🇸🇺🇲

[scottwilliams]

How about the people that have been waiting for years doing it legally. It's a disgrace

[TacoGrande]

Why did all these people looking to leave their country to go to U.S. have a thousand kids? If I was poor and miserable why would I want to have children if I cannot even take care of myself? Documentaries like this one never talk about this.

[panchovilla]

Funny how these bleeding hearts that interview the migrants never ask them htf can you put your children in danger on this dangerous trip.

[colberthunter]

Somebody tell these immigrants that there are gangs in America too

[dennaking]

My question is, where does the Internet come from for all of these cell phones that these poor homeless migrants have, but they all have cell phones?

[Treemonieee]

Stay in your own country!! Fix your own country!!

[pbimpactresearch]

I was Border Patrol for four years in the late 90's. Immigration policies literally violate the law and let all sorts of people exist illegally right under agents' noses. It was disgusting and full of bureaucrats reading their pension reports all day and dreaming of retirement. Almost no one in leadership was doing their jobs. Just playing the game the way Washington and Dallas wanted it like good little boys playing policeman. I would love to go back and implement the plan I had to deport illegals and seize their assets to pay for it. And to make it so bad to hire one that no one would even take the chance of hiring one. I mean like lose your house, bank account, and business bad. The only way to destroy illegal immigration is to remove any and all incentive.

[anitaphillips]

Americans worked hard to get a free county, the U.S. of A. We fought many wars. We lost many Americans to war for our freedom. We have built this nice country and culture by hard work.

[bennyvaughn]

Why don't they give disabled vets or homeless vets credit cards.

[johnc]

The part of the narrative of "my husband was threatened by criminals" that doesn't make sense is why go all the way to the US? Why not stay in the first country they reach? That's far enough from the supposed "gangs". No need to spend more time and effort to cross Mexico and enter the US.

[BurneyBush]

Coming to the US and feeling entitled to the benefits; sucks that people here in the US keep working and being taxed and increasing taxes to accommodate expenses that we are not liable. Then when they get here, no effort in learning English which is the language of many. I’ve met so many people who have been here for 20-40 years without speaking English and we have to adjust to their language like wtf. This is NOT the American people’s problem saving all the poor.

[johnsoncj]

This is why we just elected Trump, so he can stop this

[LA-PUPUSA-LOCA]

If you ever come to Katy, Texas, it is basically Venezuela. I ask myself how did we allow all of this in a matter of 4 years. Wow!