Santo Domingo.- Dominicans who traveled to Mexico in order to cross into the United States remain stranded in the Aztec nation, where immigration authorities have increased surveillance, in order to combat illegal trafficking.
Some are hiding on farms, while others are staying in hotels waiting for an opportunity to cross the Rio Grande, bound for the United States.
“Vigilance has been redoubled in recent days, but I am sure that I will cross into the United States to stay there. I do not plan to return to the Dominican Republic until I resolve my life,” said one of the travelers.
Mexico has become the hideout for many Central American and Caribbean citizens who arrive in that nation to later try to cross into the United States illegally.
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Some stay in the Aztec nation for a while, if they manage to get a job, but then resume their adventure across the border, where according to many, a better life awaits them.
(Dario Lopez-Mills/Associated Press)
Recently, the government of Washington announced an immigration plan that benefits citizens of Nicaragua, Venezuela, Haiti and Cuba, but excluded the Dominican Republic from it.
The program clarifies that this seeks to protect citizens of those four countries, whose lives are threatened by political persecution or economic crisis.
