Since July, that network has also helped some Haitians to cross into the United States, they said. Many had come from Chile or Brazil to reach the United States. Diverson Pierre, an industrial painter, said he had arrived in Tijuana in 2017 intending to go to the United States. That has also made it harder to estimate how many Haitians are in Tijuana, local officials say. "We Mexicans are also immigrants: we go to the United States and that's why we shouldn't close the door on them."

Source: bd News24 September 30, 2021 09:00 UTC