A | 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.
UNI MR。 Kenny 报道 政府即将结束公共交通补贴计划，全国各地公共交通都将迎来一波涨价，但具体涨多少取决于你所在的城市。
B | 2023年中推出的Community Connect计划，意味着5-12岁儿童可以免费达成公交，13-24岁年轻人可以享受半价折扣。 Advertise with us 但4月30日是补贴计划的最后一天，明天起各地都会更改票价，但一些地区议会表示将继续为特定群体提供折扣公交服务。 以下是主要中心城市的最新公交汽车、火车和轮渡的费用： 奥克兰 5月1日起，13-19岁中学生乘坐公交和火车的费用将全部翻番。 如果是工作日，1个区的费用从0.7纽币涨到1.35纽币；跨2个区的费用从1.30纽币涨到2.60纽币；跨3个区的费用从1.75纽币涨到3.55纽币。最远的跨9个区费用从3.35纽币涨到6.60纽币。 5-12岁儿童也不再享受免费服务，他们将和13-19岁支付相同的费用。 16-24岁年轻人将按成人票价付费。也就是说1个区的费用从1.25纽币涨到2.60纽币；跨2个区的费用从2.20纽币涨到4.45纽币；跨3个区的费用从3纽币涨到6纽币，以此类推。 渡轮票价也将上涨。13-19岁中学生在内港通行（市中心到Viaduct、Bayswater、Birkenhead、Northcote Point和Devonport）的费用从1.75纽币涨到3.55纽币。
C | 5-12岁儿童也必须支付相同的费用。 16-24岁如果已经离校，票价将从3纽币涨到6纽币。 对于中港（市中心到Half Moon Bay、West Harbour、Hobsonville或Beach Haven）通行的费用，13-19岁中学生的票价将从2.42纽币涨到5.10纽币。5-12岁儿童也一样。 16-24岁离校青少年的票价将从4.12纽币涨到8.50纽币。 社区服务卡持有者可在乘坐公共汽车、火车和渡轮时享受成人票价基础上50%的折扣。大专院校的学生可以享受成人票价基础上约20%的折扣。 5岁以下儿童免费政策不变。 奥克兰公共交通票价的详细变化在这里：https://at.govt.nz/farechanges 汉密尔顿 怀卡托地区议会表示，决定维持当前的公交票价结构，并将优惠期延长到6月30日。 不过从7月1日起，怀卡托地区BUSIT 和Te Huia的公共交通费用将上涨20%，且标准Bee卡票价和现金票价将恢复到之前的双轨制。
D | 怀卡托公共交通票价的详细变化在这里：https://www.busit.co.nz/fares/fares-are-changing/ 惠灵顿 5月1日起，大惠灵顿地区5-24岁的票价将普遍上涨。 然而Metlink巴士和火车票的价格根据一天中不同时间段而有所不同，错峰出行的乘客可以获得大幅折扣。 在高峰时段（工作日上午7点-9点，下午3点-6点半），19-24 岁持Snapper卡的乘客1个区旅行费用1.84纽币（原价0.92纽币），跨2个区费用3.02纽币（原价1.51纽币）。跨3个区费用为4.03纽币（原价为2.01纽币）。
E | 高峰时段跨14个区的最贵旅行费用将从7.97纽币涨到15.95纽币。
F | 16岁以上离校乘客必须支付全额成人票。5-12岁儿童的免费公交将取消，他们必须支付与13-16岁儿童相同的票价。 但如果是非高峰时段，使用 Snapper的乘客全部半价。5岁以下儿童公交免费政策也将保留。
G | 惠灵顿公共交通票价的详细变化在这里：https://www.metlink.org.nz/getting-started/tickets-and-fares-2 基督城 5月1日起，5-12岁儿童在基督城、Selwyn和Waimakariri将不再免费。乘坐Metro公交每次收费1纽币，乘坐Metro Diamond Harbour 渡轮每次收费2纽币。 但13-24岁的年轻人的票价不会上涨。
H | 他们将继续为公交付1纽币、为轮渡付2纽币。但如果想获得折扣票价，他们必须使用注册了的Metrocard。 对25岁以上的成年人，使用Metrocard搭乘公交的票价为2纽币，乘坐渡轮的票价为4纽币。 5 岁以下儿童免费政策不变。 惠灵顿公共交通票价的详细变化在这里：https://www.metroinfo.co.nz/travel-and-fares-info/fares/ 奥塔哥 奥塔哥地区议会投票决定继续补贴票价后，5月1日后5-12岁儿童将继续免费乘坐达尼丁和皇后镇的公交汽车。 持社区服务卡或享受全面出行服务的人可享受半价。他们将继续为每次单程旅行支付1纽币。
I | 13-18岁年轻人在但尼丁的单程票价为1.20纽币，在皇后镇的单程票价为1.50 纽币，分别涨了60纽分和75纽分。
J | 19-24岁乘客的单程票价从1纽币涨到了2纽币。 乘客必须持有注册了的Bee卡才能享受上述票价。
K | 否则13岁以上的单程票会更贵：但尼丁为3纽币，皇后镇为4纽币。 与其他主要城市一样，5岁以下儿童免费政策不变。 奥塔哥的公共交通票价的详细变化在这里：https://www.orc.govt.nz/public-transport/fares 相关阅读： 奥克兰人和惠灵顿人注意！这些公共交通优惠快要取消了 重磅！新西兰政府将取消这项优惠，数十万人受影响 国家党：如若胜选，将取消这些票价优惠 注：本文为编译/原创，欢迎转发分享；但严禁复制等未经授权的非法使用。违反上述声明者，本网将追究其相关法律责任。
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