Dozens of migrants march towards U.S. consulate in Mexico
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Channel: AP Archive · 2018 · News & Politics
(11 Dec 2018) About 100 demonstrators marched from a Mexican immigration office to the United States consulate in Tijuana on Tuesday, where Mexican federal police in riot gear blocked the street and prevented them from getting close. Pueblo Sin Fronteras leader Irineo Mujica said he was allowed to deliver a letter to a consular official asking that the U.S. increase the number of asylum claims at the San Ysidro crossing. The U.S. government is currently processing about 100 asylum requests a day at the San Ysidro crossing, the US' busiest. Xochilt Castillo, an activist with Pueblo Sin Fronteras, or People Without Borders, a collective of about 40 U.S. and Mexican activists, said the letter requested the number of asylum requests be increased to 300 a day. Thousands of migrants are living in crowded tent cities in Tijuana after undertaking a grueling journey from Central America to the U.S. border. A large number have decided to make new lives in Mexico, applying for work permits and taking jobs at local factories. Others say they want to claim asylum in the U.S. Only about 10 percent of asylum seekers from Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras are ultimately successful in their asylum claims. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/a8f51976968408dad342f717d1a55f3b
