Mapastepec (Mexico), December 31 (EFE). – The thousands of migrants who make up the caravan of exodus from poverty in Chiapas, southern Mexico, will say goodbye to this year amid sadness and grief He had mixed emotions when he left his country, but with new goals and hope , to obtain a legal document in Mexican territory.
The migrants, from at least nine nationalities, are under trees, improvised roofs, a dome and most are setting up an improvised camp at the Santa Cruz sports complex in the municipality of Mapastepec, where they have built outdoor kitchens to prepare their meals and dinners. End of year.
Guillermo Bofil, a migrant who makes up a group of a dozen Cubans, told EFE that they bought ingredients to prepare “Pollo Congrí”, a special dinner when they are not at home, since they traveled here to to fulfill their wishes. Reach your destination: Mexico City.
One of their goals is to continue fighting to reach the United States, albeit with great difficulty, but they maintain their desire to move forward with Mexican documents so that their journey does not become difficult.
“The best gift they can give us right now is the documents that will support us and fight with a small job until we can advance into the United States. We are happy with that,” he said.
They are waiting for documents
Also in this camp is Gladys Marisela Amador García, who thanked Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador for letting them stay and hoped that they could be granted permission to stay legally in the country.
“My goal is to go to Monterrey to be able to work and give the best to my children. What I can tell everyone is to try hard, everyone who perseveres achieves it. “It was worth it, to be honest, we also walked a lot,” he said.
Likewise, there is Andrés López, an Ecuadorian migrant who opened an outdoor hair salon to have money for food for the end of the year and the following days.
“The truth is, I find it difficult to make ends meet for lunch, a snack or breakfast because I have no money because we come from a far away place and a lot was spent, I spent about 1,500. “Dollars from my country,” he explained.
Another migrant crossing Mexico on foot is Fernando, a native of Brazil, who continues this long journey along with a large group of Central American, Haitian and Venezuelan migrants.
“The family is in Sao Paulo, Brazil, we communicate by phone, it's a difficult path, dangerous walking, everything is paid, it's like a business path for the American dream,” he emphasized.
This migrant was arrested and deported to Tapachula, but his desire to reach Baja California motivates him to continue walking on December 31st. That's why he will speak to his family in San Paolo, Brazil and wish them a good year.
Luis Rey García Villagrán, from the Center for Human Dignity (CDH), who is accompanying this exodus from poverty, announced this Sunday to the thousands of migrants that the Mexican government would grant them regular residence starting next Tuesday.
“There is a positive reaction from the National Migration Institute (INM) to solve the 3,856 who are registered with us, a document that goes through a filter in which they receive a card with a validity of one year on humanitarian grounds in national territory with the option at work.”
The caravan of thousands of migrants, the largest of the year to leave Mexico's southern border, is moving forward as a historic number of people were registered at the border with Mexico seeking to enter the United States, where the United States Customs and Border Protection operates (CBP) confirmed this week the arrival of more than 2.2 million migrants from January to November.