超凡蜘蛛侠

Fleeing Indians entering US from Mexico_我的网站

一 | Washington, Oct 10 (UNI) More and more Indians are entering the United States from the Mexican border.

Since the beginning of the 2022 fiscal year that started last October, a record 16,290 Indian citizens have been taken into US custody at the Mexican border. The previous high of 8,997 was recorded in 2018, BBC reported.

Experts point to a number of reasons for the increase, including a climate of discrimination in India, an end to pandemic-era restrictions, a perception that the current US administration is welcoming to asylum seekers and the ramping-up of previously established smuggling networks.

While some migrants are coming to the US for economic reasons, many are fleeing persecution back home, said Deepak Ahluwalia, an immigration lawyer who has represented Indian nationals in Texas and California.

The latter group range from Muslims, Christians and "low-caste" Hindus to members of India's LGBT community who fear violence at the hands of extreme Hindu nationalists or supporters of the secessionist movement and farmers from the Punjab region, the BBC reported.

Conditions for many of these groups have deteriorated in recent years, international observers say.

Immigrants often see the US as "the ultimate gateway" to a better life, said Ahluwalia, the lawyer.

The enormous distances involved, however, make the trip to the US extremely challenging.

Traditionally, Indian migrants who arrive at the US-Mexican border use "door-to-door" smuggling services, with journeys arranged from India to South America.

They are often guided the entire way and travel in small groups with their fellow countrymen who speak the same language, rather than individually or with only family members.

These networks often begin with India-based "travel agents" which outsource parts of the journey to partner criminal groups in Latin America.

Jessica Bolter, an analyst at the Washington DC-based Migration Policy Institute, said that the number of Indian migrants is also rising as a result of a "ripple effect" that takes place when those who have used these services successfully recommend them to friends or family back in India.

"It naturally expands and draws more migrants," she said. "Of course, that doesn't happen without migrants wanting to leave originally."

Manpreet, a 20-year-old from Punjab who asked that only his first name be used, a vocal critic of India's ruling BJP, fled the country after being persecuted for his political beliefs, the BBC reported.

"From Ecuador I took a bus to Colombia, and from Colombia I took a bus to Panama," Manpreet recalled in an interview with the BBC from California. "From there, via a boat, I (went to) Nicaragua and Guatemala, and then Mexico and entered the US."

Even guided by seasoned smugglers, the trip to the border is often one that is fraught with dangers, including robberies and extortion at the hands of local gangs or corrupt authorities or extreme weather, injuries and illness.

These dangers were highlighted in 2019 when a six-year-old Indian girl from Punjab was found dead in the scorching desert near the border town of Lukeville, Arizona.

It was later reported that she died in temperatures of over 42 C (108 F) after her mother left her with a group of other Indians to go search for water.

UNI MR。 8 月 25 日消息，小米现已在京东上架“米家空调巨省电立式 5 匹一级能效”，定价为 7999 元，部分地区国补后低至 6799.15 元起。该空调室内机采用简白配色，正面配有 181mm 大风口。室内机机身尺寸为 346x1868x434mm，净重为 30kg。室外机尺寸为 990x914x440。该产品达到一级能效，APF 值为 3.75，官方标称全年省电约 972 kWh。机器内置米家灵云智慧引擎与相关节能算法，综合节能率可达 20% 以上。核心性能上，该空调最大制冷量达 13200W，最大制热量达 17250W，支持 30s 速冷与 60s 速热。内部硬件采用双排冷凝器及大双排蒸发器，铜管长度提升 9%。此外设备配备 38.6cc 大排量压缩机，以提升换热及整体运行效率。该空调送风系统内置 120mm 大直径风轮，循环风量达 1850 m³/h，覆盖 50 至 80 m² 空间。机器支持 115° 广角与 17m 远距送风，具备天幕风等上下左右扫风模式。室内机高风运行噪音控制在 50 至 52 dB(A)。空调支持小米米家 App，用户可通过超级小爱快速操作。附产品参数：京东小米米家空调巨省电立式 5 匹一级能效 7999 元直达链接广告声明：文内含有的对外跳转链接（包括不限于超链接、二维码、口令等形式），用于传递更多信息，节省甄选时间，结果仅供参考，包含外链的文章均包含本声明。