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Thousands of migrants set off from Mexico on Tuesday, US Election Day, trying to reach the southern border of the United States.
According to activists, two groups of migrants set off from the cities of Tapachula and Tustla Gutierrez in the state of Chiapas.
Media reports indicate that about 3,000 people, including families with their children, gathered to travel north on foot.
These caravans often disperse after a few days in Mexico, and are usually organized by activists of these groups.
Immigration is a major topic in the US presidential elections, which the Republican candidate is focusing on Donald Trump On the border issue, he often makes derogatory statements regarding immigrants, calling them “criminals and rapists,” and has called for the death penalty for any immigrant who kills an American citizen or police officer.
The Democratic candidate pledged Kamala Harris By working to protect the border and fix the “broken immigration system,” if she wins the presidency.
In 2023, the United States stopped 2.4 million people who entered the country irregularly, which is a record number.
Because of the politicization of the immigration issue from both parties Republican andDemocratfail Congress For decades in passing bipartisan legislation on immigration and border security.
