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A makeshift migrant camp looks nearly empty in Mexico's Matamoros, at the border with Brownsville, Texas, where Democrat US President Joe Biden is expected to meet border patrol and other law enforcement agents. Also heading to the border is Republican former president Donald Trump, who will be about 300 miles (480 kilometers) to the west in Eagle Pass. The Texas showdown comes at a time when record numbers of migrant crossings into the United States are posing a threat to Biden's chances of preventing a Trump comeback in November's presidential election. IMAGES
Ciudad Juarez, Aug 18 (EFE) (CAMERA: Raul Morales) .- Migrants and activists live with uncertainty in the Mexican City of Juarez the recent order of a US judge to restore the controversial program "Stay in Mexico."
Former US President Donald Trump arrives at the US-Mexico border to denounce his successor Joe Biden's handling of immigration policy. IMAGES
Mexico City, Apr 20 (EFE), (CAMERA: Miguel Angel Andrade) .- The president of Mexico, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, who fell ill with COVID-19 in January, received the first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine on Tuesday during his morning press conference at the National Palace.STATEMENTS FROM MEXICAN PRESIDENT ANDRES MANUEL LOPEZ OBRADOR:"There is no risk. For starters, the vaccine does not hurt. I saw that they placed the vaccine on my arm where I have the mark from the vaccine from my childhood I think it was for measles or smallpox. Nothing happens. If you did not receive the first dose because you were having doubts, you can get it when they apply the second dose in your town and thus protect us all."
As if dealing with the drama of the US general election wasn't challenging enough, US citizens who live in Mexico--and want to vote--have it even worse. According to Business Insider, those Americans must endure hours-long waits at the border before they reach the ballot box. On Election Day, thousands of US citizens living in Mexico crowded the international bridges to El Paso, Texas, just to cast their vote. Most waited over two hours. The international bridge between Ciudad Juarez and El Paso was also completely full. Even with COVID-related restrictions in place, the line stretched out for nearly a mile. But voters whose lives straddle the border say it's a small price to participate in an election that will have a profound impact on both countries. All this extreme border vigilance, the paranoia, and the hate speech toward us, Latinos, is exactly why we needed to vote today. Joaquín Almanza US Citizen, Juarez resident
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