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Surge of migrants being smuggled to Puerto Rico

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Surge of migrants being smuggled to Puerto Rico

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CBS News sent Miles Doran over to Puerto Rico to cover the wave of Haitian immigrants trying to get access to the United States through Puerto Rico, specifically through Mona island. From the article:

Illegal immigration and human smuggling aren’t just a problem on the U.S. border with Mexico. It’s also happening in the Caribbean, where Haitian migrants are trying to reach the United States mainland through Puerto Rico, CBS News’ Miles Doran reports.

In the past two years, human smuggling cases there have tripled.

Agent Creighton Skeen of Customs and Border Protection flew with CBS News over the waters west of Puerto Rico, scanning the invisible border down below.

So when Congress finally decides to address the issue of immigration, know that the policies will not only be felt in the southern states; there’s an almost invisible territory affected too.

 

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William-Jose Velez Gonzalez

William-José Vélez González is a native from Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, and a graduate from Florida International University in biomedical engineering, engineering management, and international relations. A designer with a strong interest in science, policy, and innovation, he previously served as the national executive vice president of the Puerto Rico Statehood Students Association. William-José lives in Washington, DC, where he works at the Children's National Research Institute and runs Opsin, a nonprofit design studio dedicated to making design more accessible. You can see him on Love is Blind as Lydia's brother. He is the founder and Editor in Chief of Pasquines.

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