Due to the height of the wall and the characteristics of the restrictions on the US-Mexico bordermore and more cases of migrants who get injured trying to cross the wall which was built during the administration of Donald Trump. The events recorded nearby range from minor injuries to blows that can put life at risk.
The immigration crisis is one of the issues that has caused concern in the US for some time. Given the large number of undocumented immigrants who want to enter the United States, the different federal and state governments adopted various strategies. One of the ones that generated the most controversy was the wall proposed by Trump, which since 2017 replaced the steel barrier that existed until then.
At the moment, The structure that separates the border between the United States and Mexico is thirty feet high, which translates to just over nine meters. In trying to climb and cross this divide between countries, many falls occurred, according to a report from Telemundo. Doctors in the area had to attend to cases ranging from injuries to arms and legs to blows that have a severity similar to a traffic accident and complicate life.
Immigrants suffer injuries on the US-Mexico border
Data from the Texas Tech hospital located in the city of El Paso, which is responsible for treating several cases that occur in that stretch of the border, cited by the aforementioned media, indicate that During the first half of 2023, 178 migrants had to be treated for fractures and serious injuries.
Falls on the wall on the border between Mexico and the United States cause serious injuries to migrants
Among the reasons that cause this situation are not only the characteristics of the wall, but also the circumstances that generate trouble. The problem is not climbing on the Mexican side, where coyotes put ladders, but going down in the US. When they see border patrol authorities, many undocumented immigrants rush to get off and have accidents. In turn, sometimes the coyotes themselves rush the immigrants so as not to be discovered.
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