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时间:2022-04-13 01:01来源:互联网 提供网友:nan   字体: [ ]
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US Increases Number of Ukrainians Permitted to Enter from Mexico

The United States has sharply increased the number of Ukrainians it is admitting into the country through Mexico.

Officials in the Mexican city of Tijuana said last week that about 1,000 refugees from Ukraine were waiting to cross into the U.S. Tijuana sits just across the border from San Diego, California.

The Mexican city has become a final stop for Ukrainians seeking refuge in the U.S. as Russia continues its military campaign in Ukraine.

Information has spread on social media that a volunteer group is helping1 to guide hundreds of refugees daily from Tijuana's airport to temporary shelters. The group is made up largely of Slavic churches in the western United States.

In less than two weeks, the volunteers were able to set up an effective network that provided food, security, transportation and shelter, The Associated Press reported.

Refugees generally spend two to four days in the shelters before receiving approval to enter the U.S. They are permitted to enter on a program that aims to meet urgent humanitarian2 needs.

U.S. officials said they started processing Ukrainians on April 6 through a pedestrian crossing in San Diego that had been temporarily closed to the public. The crossing seeks to process 578 people a day with the help of 24 officers, said Enrique Lucero, Tijuana's director of migrant affairs.

"We feel so lucky, so blessed," said Tatiana Bondarenko. She traveled through Moldova, Romania, Austria and Mexico before arriving in San Diego with her husband and three children. She said her goal was to reach Sacramento, California, to live with her mother, who she had not seen for 15 years.

Another Ukrainian family took pictures near a sign for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection at San Diego's San Ysidro port of entry. Volunteers offered food to refugees who waited for family to pick them up or for buses to take them to a nearby church.

"We realized we had a problem that the government wasn't going to solve, so we solved it," said Phil Metzger. He is with Calvary Church outside San Diego. Some refugees stay in the homes of church members, while others sleep on temporary beds inside the church.

Metzger told The Associated Press that Ukrainian refugees seeking to reach the U.S. through Mexico see it as an easier path than seeking refuge in busy Europe, where millions of Ukrainians have settled.

The administration of President Joe Biden has said it will admit up to 100,000 Ukrainians. It set an overall refugee limit of 125,000 in the 12-month period that ends September 30. But only 8,758 had been accepted by March 31, including 704 Ukrainians.

One refugee reaching Mexico was 36-year-old Oksana Dugnyk. She said she fled the town of Bucha with her husband and three young children. The family left before Russian troops invaded. After Russian forces withdrew from Bucha, Ukrainians discovered many bodies on the streets and in mass graves.

Dugnyk said at first she worried about the violence in Mexico because she has children. But the large volunteer presence in Tijuana helped make her feel safe. "We have food. We have a place to stay," Dugnyk said a day after arriving in Tijuana. She added: "We hope everything will be fine."

After crossing the border, her family was planning to travel to Ohio to stay with a friend.

Words in This Story

church – n. a building where Christians3 to worship God

pedestrian – n. a person who is walking and not traveling in a vehicle


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1 helping 2rGzDc     
n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的,辅助的
参考例句:
  • The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
  • By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。
2 humanitarian kcoxQ     
n.人道主义者,博爱者,基督凡人论者
参考例句:
  • She has many humanitarian interests and contributes a lot to them.她拥有很多慈善事业,并作了很大的贡献。
  • The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。
3 Christians 28e6e30f94480962cc721493f76ca6c6     
n.基督教徒( Christian的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • Christians of all denominations attended the conference. 基督教所有教派的人都出席了这次会议。
  • His novel about Jesus caused a furore among Christians. 他关于耶稣的小说激起了基督教徒的公愤。
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