Propped up against the rusty steel slats of the California border wall, migrant families who hours before crossed the US-Mexico border rest under tarpaulins and tents and await Border Patrol officers. Some of the families along this remote desert stretch in San Diego County have brought their children with them, including infants. In recent months, the border at San Diego has become one of the busiest crossings for migrants seeking safe haven and opportunities in the United States. In May, Reuters reporters came across Colombians, Ecuadoreans, Peruvians, Turks, Brazilians, Jordanians, Egyptians, Indians and Chinese, a much more varied mix than the Mexicans and Central Americans who formed the bulk of migrants in years past. The high volume of crossings has […]
