Donald Trump's reelection is worrying migrants in Mexico and could trigger a wave of immigration to the US before he takes office in January. People fear that he will withdraw CBP One, the application to request an appointment to apply for asylum, and other reception programs.
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00:00This baby was born two weeks ago in Tijuana.
00:04Her mother wanted her to be born in the United States.
00:08But Laura and her boyfriend have been living in this shelter
00:11on Mexico's northern border for six months,
00:14waiting for their appointment to apply for asylum in the United States.
00:19They hoped to make it across the border before the election.
00:23I feel that maybe they are going to get rid of the application
00:31and it will be more complicated for us to enter the country
00:34because we want to do it legally.
00:39Widespread concern that Trump will withdraw the CBP-1 app
00:43and other entry programs may encourage a wave of immigration
00:46in the next two months, before he takes office in January.
00:51José MarÃa GarcÃa, the director of this shelter,
00:55and other human rights activists say they've noticed a change
00:58in conversations in migrant chat rooms.
01:04Right now we are expecting some caravans will start out from the southern border.
01:10The community is increasingly seeking to enter in an irregular manner.
01:14That's a serious problem, as there's a very strong issue of insecurity.
01:21A risk that will multiply if Trump closes the border on his first day,
01:25as one of his advisers has suggested.
01:29This, added to the massive deportation program that he announced in his campaign,
01:33would put a massive strain on Mexico's northern border.
01:38The government of the state of Baja California itself has already anticipated this,
01:43and claims that at least 40% of the shelters in Tijuana still have capacity.
01:49However, the cold and dust in these tents are bad conditions for babies.
01:53Claudia is a new mother. She's from Colombia and worried.
02:03More fear. We don't know what will happen between now and January 20th,
02:08what change he's going to make.
02:10Because we can see that his change is drastic, very hard.
02:14If we can't, we have to wait here in Mexico to see what happens.
02:20With majorities in Congress and the Senate,
02:23Trump would be able to implement anti-immigration measures
02:27and impose tariffs on Mexico if it does not stem the flow of foreigners.
02:34He made similar threats during his previous term,
02:37and the Mexican government made life much more difficult for migrants.
02:43But the numbers of migrants increased anyway.
02:48The current Mexican administration has little room to maneuver,
02:52to comply with Washington's expected demands.
02:58It doesn't have the capacity to stop the entire flow.
03:01That's why it could be a solution to increase these programs,
03:05to offer employment to all these people.
03:08The migrants themselves already say that if they didn't have the opportunity
03:12to get to the United States, they would stay in Mexico.
03:18That may be the only option for many seeking a better future away from home.