"The Economist": Texas illegal immigration tragedy, 53 people died?
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People-smuggling
A tragedy in Texas
Why More migrants have been dying
Human smuggling
Texas tragedy
Why are more and more illegal immigrants dying
A dangerous path
The deaths of 53 people in Texas highlight the ils of migration
Nearly 4,000 people have died trying to cross America's border with Mexico since 2014
A dangerous road
53 people have died in Texas, showing the dangers of immigration
Nearly 4,000 people have died trying to cross America's border with Mexico since 2014
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It was a gruesome discovery: the bodies of at least 46 people, found abandoned in a lorry in the baking 37°C heat of San Antonio, Texas, on June 27th. Seven more have died since.
Tragedy: On June 27, at least 46 bodies were found in a truck in San Antonio, Texas. The temperature was as high as 37 degrees Celsius. Seven more people have died since then.
There was no air conditioning inside; corpses were reportedly dusted in steak seasoning to mask the smell.
There was no air conditioning inside; corpses were reportedly dusted in steak seasoning to mask the smell.
Over a dozen survivors, suffering from heat exhaustion, were rushed to hospital.
Over a dozen survivors narrowly escaped death from this heat stroke and were rushed to the hospital.
The tragedy was one of the deadliest incidents in recent decades related to people-smuggling along America's border with Mexico—among the most lethal land borders in the world.
This is one of the largest human smuggling tragedies on the U.S.-Mexico border in recent decades— —The U.S.-Mexico border is one of the most dangerous on land.
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As illegal crossings at the border have surged, so has the number of deaths.
As the number of illegal crossings surges, the number of deaths is also rising.
In the past fiscal year, ending on September 30th 2021, border-patrol officers reported 1.7m encounters with migrants at the border, the highest annual total.
In the past fiscal year, ending on September 30th 2021, border-patrol officers reported 1.7m encounters with migrants at the border, the highest annual total.
Officials reported that a total of 1.7 million illegal immigrants were arrested. It was also the highest total of the entire year.
At least 651 people died while attempting the journey last year, the largest toll since the International Organization for Migration started keeping track in 2014.
At least 651 people died while attempting the journey last year, the largest toll since the International Organization for Migration started keeping track in 2014.
The year with the largest number of deaths since began to collect statistics.
Many drown in the Rio Grande; hyperthermia is another big killer.
Many drown in the Rio Grande; and high temperature is another big cause of death.
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More people attempting the journey is one reason why deaths have risen.
The increase in the number of illegal immigrants is a major reason for the rise in deaths.
Another is that crossing has become more perilous.
Another reason is that crossing borders is becoming more dangerous.
Researchers at the University of Arizona have analyzed records from the medical examiner's office in Pima County, in southern Arizona, to chart the rising fatality rate among migrants over the past three decades. A chart is drawn from the work file of the coroner in Ma County . The chart shows that immigrant mortality rates have been rising over the past 30 years.
Between 2000 and 2005, the office logged the remains of 32 migrants on average per 100,000 apprehensions by border patrols (a proxy for unauthorized migration).
Between 2000 and 2005, the office logged the remains of On average, 32 people die among 10,000 illegal immigrants (this is representative of the problem of illegal immigrants).
That rose to 95 per 100,000 in 2006-13, and to 244 in 2014-20.
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The rising fatality rate is a perverse consequence of America’s border policies, which have made illegal crossing harder.
The rising fatality rate is a perverse consequence of America’s border policies, which have made illegal crossing harder.
In 1994 the US Border Patrol launched a strategy known as “prevention through deterrence”.
In 1994, the US Border Patrol launched a strategy known as “prevention through deterrence”.
Authorities clamped down on popular urban passageways, such as those between San Diego and Tijuana, and El Paso and Ciudad Juárez. Channel between El Paso and Ciudad Juárez.
To avoid detection, migrants increasingly take longer, more arduous routes.
In order not to be detected, the routes chosen by illegal immigrants are getting longer and longer and more difficult and dangerous.
Trips through the Sonoran Desert, for example, take on average 2.4 days on foot, raising the risk of fatal heat exhaustion.
“We did believe that geography would be an ally for us,” remarked the head of the agency overseeing the border during the 1990s.
“We did believe that geography would be an ally for us,” remarked the head of the agency overseeing the border during the 1990s.
Help us out."
"It was our sense that the number of people crossing through the Arizona desert would go down to a trickle once people realized what [it's] like.''
"We felt that once someone realized the Arizona desert The more dangerous the environment is, the fewer people will pass through it. ”
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Policies limiting entry by legal channels have probably encouraged illegal crossings, too. the chance to apply for asylum, on public-health grounds.
The United States has been deporting immigrants on public-health grounds.
The Biden administration has unsuccessfully tried to end the policy, Known as Title 42.
The Biden administration has tried to terminate the bill, known as "Order 42," but has had several setbacks.
But 21 Republican states sued to block it, and courts have kept it in place pending litigation.
. Termination, 21 Republican states have filed a lawsuit. The court has reserved the case pending litigation.
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Original text from: "The Economist" United on July 2, 2022. States section.
Intensive reading notes from: The Road to Free English
Translation and editing of this article: Fei Min
Editing and proofreading of this article: Irene
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[Supplementary information] (from the Internet)
San Antonio, South Texas, United States. Mayor Nirenberg said on the evening of June 27, 2022 that law enforcement officers found 46 immigrants dead in a large truck that day, and 16 others were rescued from the vehicle and sent to the hospital.
data shows that in 2021, U.S. law enforcement agencies arrested approximately 1.7 million illegal immigrants at the U.S.-Mexico border, including 145,000 children. The "separation of flesh and blood" policy enforced by the previous U.S. government resulted in more than 2,800 immigrant children being separated from their parents. The internal management of the detention facilities is chaotic and human rights violations occur frequently. In recent years, of the 266,000 immigrant children detained in the United States, 25,000 were detained for more than 100 days. In September last year, U.S. border police officers on horseback violently drove away Haitian refugees with whips and whips, which was widely condemned.
T42: The "Title 42" immigration deportation order was signed by former US President Trump when the new crown epidemic broke out in North America. Trump said it was a way to keep the new coronavirus out of the United States, that is, Ban people who enter the United States illegally from seeking asylum and instead immediately deport them to Mexico .
The Biden administration is preparing to make major policy adjustments to the U.S. southern border this summer, with the Biden administration planning to stop enforcing the emergency order on migrant families by the end of July, according to government officials and people familiar with the matter. What does it mean to end Section 42 immigration deportations? ——The door of the United States will be opened without defense, and everyone can flow into the United States! The U.S. Department of Homeland Security predicts that more than 18,000 people will flow into the United States every day, and more than 500,000 people will flow in every month, which is about three times higher than last year.
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Over a dozen survivors, suffering from heat exhaustion, were rushed to hospital.
Over a dozen survivors, suffering from heat exhaustion, were rushed to hospital.
Another is that crossing has become more perilous.
Another is that crossing has become more perilous.
To avoid detection, migrants increasingly take longer, more arduous routes.
In order not to be detected, the routes chosen by illegal immigrants are getting longer and longer and more difficult and dangerous.
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