CALIFORNIA-MEXICO BORDER – Governor Gavin Newsom right this moment visited the California-Mexico border only a week forward of the anticipated lifting of Title 42. Governor Newsom toured a testing, vaccination, and useful resource heart in California and was joined by the Governor of Baja California, Marina del Pilar Avila-Olmeda, to go to a migrant shelter in Mexicali. At present is the 2 hundredth anniversary of diplomatic relations between the US and Mexico.
“On Day One in all his administration, President Biden put ahead a complete plan targeted on securing our border, guaranteeing Dreamers have a everlasting residence in our nation, and serving to companies deal with their wants for extra staff,” stated Governor Newsom. “As a substitute of engaged on actual reform, the response from Republicans has been to use the scenario at our border for political achieve. California has invested roughly $1 billion over the previous three years to help the well being and security of migrants in addition to the encompassing border communities, however we can not proceed to do that work alone. It’s gone time for Republicans in Congress to have interaction on actual options to satisfy the general public security, public well being and humanitarian points at our border and in our immigration system.”
Picture credit score: Workplace of Governor Avila-Olmeda
Governor Newsom and Governor Avila-Olmeda toured the Peregrino Migrant Shelter in Mexicali alongside members of the United Nations’ Worldwide Group for Migration. The shelter supplies support and shelter to migrants and asylum seekers who search to enter the US.
The Governor additionally visited a testing, vaccinations and useful resource heart, which is led by the State of California. The middle supplies arriving migrants with screening, testing, and vaccination providers to attenuate the unfold of COVID-19. Along with COVID-19 providers, the TVRCs provide short-term shelter, medical screenings and onward journey coordination so migrants might safely pursue their immigration proceedings. By means of these efforts, California has superior a state-run nationwide mannequin that protects the well being and well-being of arriving migrants and our border communities, in partnership with native governments and nonprofit neighborhood organizations.
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