Trump policies shift migration patterns as 1,200 Cuban migrants avoid US

A caravan of 1,200 people, mostly from Cuban immigrants, sets out from the city of Tapachula in the south of Mexico, in search of better economic opportunities for a week. But the arrival point is not the US border, Mexico City.

The arrival of the caravan signals a sharp change in regional migration trends with the entry into force of President Donald Trump’s solid migration policies.

It is expected that the caravan, which set out at the beginning of this month, will take weeks to reach the destination of immigrants in the capital of Mexico, where they hope to find higher salaried work in the capital.

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Tapachula, the poorest state of Mexico, Chiapas, has been struggling to cope with the immigrant crisis for years, as Tapachula has been close to the border of Guatemala, which has long been to the border of Guatemala, which has long been fleeing the gang violence and poverty caused by the northern triangle.

According to the Washington Latin American Office, the immigrant group uses social media for the following purpose: Petition to the Mexican government To assist in asylum cases and appropriate documents for immigrants who want to officially reside in Mexico City.

El Pais reported the following last week: Corruption and extortion It continues to be the most important concern for immigrants looking for displacement assistance. The report stated that the problem continues to be one of the main obstacles to the Mexican Refugee Assistance Commission.

Despite concerns about financial abuse while trying to move to Mexico, Spain -based broadcasting said that many immigrants still prefer to stay there rather than going to the United States under Trump administration.

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Immigrants from various nations set out on October 1, 2025 at the foothills of Mexico City at the foot of the Mexico city of Tapachula due to the delays of the Mexican Refugee Assistance Commission (Comar). (Reuters/Damian Sanchez)

A woman traveling with her two -year -old daughter and 18 -year -old son, a Cuban woman, “Why would I want to go to the United States? They hate us there,” he said.

Migration to the United States under the Trump administration, especially in the middle of the second period, while the Cuban immigrants in places such as Florida and New York, such as the decision to live in the United States, where large communities with deep US ties are important.

However, Elaine DEZENSKİ, Senior Director and President of the Defense Defense Foundation Economic and Financial Power Center (CEFP), said Fox News Digital is too early to tell you whether it would be a permanent trend.

“According to the International Organization for Migration, about 50 percent of the immigrants participating in the survey in the mid -2025 Mexico, they saw Mexico as arrival places, this rate was below 25 percent at the end of 2024,” he said. “This shows that increasing US border controls and deportation practices affect immigrants’ choices and the number of those looking for asylum and work permit in Mexico instead of continuing to the US.”

Migrants from Honduras in a caravan to the USA are resting on 21 October 2018 in the main square in Tapachula, Mexico, Mexico. (Through Getty Images Johan Ordonez/AFP)

In the last months since Trump returned to the highest time, the encounters reported by customs and border protection on the southern border greatly falling Compared to the rates seen in the past years.

Earlier this year, the Institute of Migration Policy, the monthly southern border matches are at the same level as unprecedented rates, he said Since the 1960s.

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Although some of the control of informal migration to the United States is advocated by some as a positive regulation in terms of border security, “serious speeches” should be made about the role played in maintaining a healthy economy.

“Both Mexico and the United States are experiencing labor shortages in the key sectors. Although there is no uncontrolled, undocumented migration, the lack of comprehensive migration reform in the US, especially in industries based on immigrant labor force, such as agriculture, carries the risk of leaving many jobs.” “Today, migration reform is often equal to border security.

“However, we need a serious conversation about the role of the basic skills of our economies and the role of the long -term economic health with the basic skills and labor force required by our economies.” he said.