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一 |     Washington, Oct 10 (UNI) More and more Indians are entering the United States from the Mexican border.

Since the beginning of the 2022 fiscal year that started last October, a record 16,290 Indian citizens have been taken into US custody at the Mexican border. The previous high of 8,997 was recorded in 2018, BBC reported.

Experts point to a number of reasons for the increase, including a climate of discrimination in India, an end to pandemic-era restrictions, a perception that the current US administration is welcoming to asylum seekers and the ramping-up of previously established smuggling networks.

While some migrants are coming to the US for economic reasons, many are fleeing persecution back home, said Deepak Ahluwalia, an immigration lawyer who has represented Indian nationals in Texas and California.

The latter group range from Muslims, Christians and "low-caste" Hindus to members of India's LGBT community who fear violence at the hands of extreme Hindu nationalists or supporters of the secessionist movement and farmers from the Punjab region, the BBC reported.

Conditions for many of these groups have deteriorated in recent years, international observers say.

Immigrants often see the US as "the ultimate gateway" to a better life, said Ahluwalia, the lawyer.

The enormous distances involved, however, make the trip to the US extremely challenging.

Traditionally, Indian migrants who arrive at the US-Mexican border use "door-to-door" smuggling services, with journeys arranged from India to South America.

They are often guided the entire way and travel in small groups with their fellow countrymen who speak the same language, rather than individually or with only family members.

These networks often begin with India-based "travel agents" which outsource parts of the journey to partner criminal groups in Latin America.

Jessica Bolter, an analyst at the Washington DC-based Migration Policy Institute, said that the number of Indian migrants is also rising as a result of a "ripple effect" that takes place when those who have used these services successfully recommend them to friends or family back in India.

"It naturally expands and draws more migrants," she said. "Of course, that doesn't happen without migrants wanting to leave originally."

Manpreet, a 20-year-old from Punjab who asked that only his first name be used, a vocal critic of India's ruling BJP, fled the country after being persecuted for his political beliefs, the BBC reported.

"From Ecuador I took a bus to Colombia, and from Colombia I took a bus to Panama," Manpreet recalled in an interview with the BBC from California. "From there, via a boat, I (went to) Nicaragua and Guatemala, and then Mexico and entered the US."

Even guided by seasoned smugglers, the trip to the border is often one that is fraught with dangers, including robberies and extortion at the hands of local gangs or corrupt authorities or extreme weather, injuries and illness.

These dangers were highlighted in 2019 when a six-year-old Indian girl from Punjab was found dead in the scorching desert near the border town of Lukeville, Arizona.

It was later reported that she died in temperatures of over 42 C (108 F) after her mother left her with a group of other Indians to go search for water.

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二 | 车上坐着的，是来自多家疏解企业的职工及其子女。这场城市环游之旅，是雄安新区“疏解同心 志愿同行”系列志愿服务主题活动的首场线下活动，由省委社会工作部、雄安新区社会工作部联合主办。

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四 | 雄安文旅讲解员史圣杰手持话筒，一路娓娓道来：“这条环线串联起科创智慧与建筑匠心，让我们一同触摸这座正在崛起的未来之城。”悦容公园、城市计算中心、雄安国际酒店、雄安体育中心、雄安图书馆、中央绿谷等20多个雄安新区城市地标依次映入眼帘。每一处都凝聚着建设者的汗水，见证着这座新城从蓝图变为实景的跨越。车厢里，孩子们趴在窗边兴奋地指认着一幢幢建筑，大人们频频举起手机，定格美好瞬间。“平时大家在岗位上认真工作，为新区建设添砖加瓦。今天能以游客视角游览，亲眼见证新区从规划蓝图变为现实，内心的成就感油然而生。”来自疏解企业的员工阴生阳说。同行的中冶建筑研究总院有限公司员工刘俊也深有感触：“扎根雄安参与建设，我很自豪，这座城市不仅有速度，更有温度。”这场别开生面的城市体验，让参与者近距离触摸到雄安发展脉搏，更对这座城市产生了“此心安处是吾乡”的认同感。随行的活动负责人表示，雄安新区将持续聚焦疏解职工及家庭的实际需求，联动政务、企业与社会多方力量，组建志愿宣讲队伍，拓宽服务场景，优化服务质效，努力打造更有温度、更贴民心的志愿服务品牌，让每一位“雄安新人”都能在城市里找到归属、看见未来。（日报记者 刘光昱）。

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