Chris Carella
@ccarella.eth
Observations on the US border crisis from Honduras. This is not political, just what is happening around me. - I've met many people in the last 18 months who left to cross the border illegally. - Let's say 5 people that I have a real relationship with, like a friend who lived with us for a few months. When she decided to leave, I bought her new sneakers and a sim card for the awful trip. (She made it). - We had a nanny who worked 1 day and left for the border the next day. (Unknown status) - it's a huge labor drain for this country. It's a small country, many people left, businesses have trouble hiring. This is paired with a legal immigration brain drain of the highly educated (like Doctors). - I was SHOCKED by people attitude towards the border, "they are letting people in" was the term people used frequently. It was a full on meme. - If 17 or Pregnant, they felt pressure to leave as soon as possible since they believed that status automatically quified them to stay. (They were right). [next cast]
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Chris Carella
@ccarella.eth
- A pregnant woman making that trip is absolutely horrifying. I'll spare the details of the trip which are well reported. We know one pregnant woman who did it (not sure if she made it). - I was really shocked by the discourse. They knew more about the immigration system then most Americans, including me. I found myself saying "that is not true" when indeed it turned out to be true. The conversations we have on each side of the border are completely disconnected. - In December and January it was a crazy rush to leave. Everyone knew they had to do it before Trump took office - People are still leaving but a way smaller number of people are talking about leaving and the conversation has changed from "they are letting people in" to "don't go you won't get in". No one wants to end up in El Salvador. The equation has changed. It is a remarkable change in perception and attitude. The mememic spread of messages like being let in vs being rejected probably effects the behavior of millions of people.
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Sayonara
@sayo
people who “made” it through the route, who was hiring them and were they able to access banking systems?
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Christian Montoya 🦊
@m0nt0y4
My wife's family is in Nicaragua and growing up in Miami I have a lot of experience with this. Plenty of people I know crossing the border, sometimes multiple times after being deported each time. Having kids in the USA is a common tactic. We have a problem with people claiming birthright, it's no joke. Back when it was easier to get residency by marrying a US citizen, there was a lot of that in Miami too. People will exploit anything they can. And yeah, often times it's people who don't need to leave their home country, they just want to take advantage of the better economic climate here.
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