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Ukrainian influx to US border with Mexico adds

2022-03-26 19:16:09Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

Ukrainian influx to US border with Mexico adds

The United Nations says more than 3.5 million people have left Ukraine, since the start of Russian aggression a month ago. Recently the Biden administration promised to take 100,000 war-displaced Ukrainians to the United States. Voice of America correspodent Mike O'Sullivan reports from Tijuana, a city in Mexico, from where large numbers of citizens from Ukraine are trying to enter the US.

Tens of thousands of people cross the border into the United States every day from the border point in Tijuana, Mexico. Many of them are from Ukraine and hope to receive asylum in the United States.

Irina, left Ukraine a month ago with her 14-year-old son.

"I left Kiev for Odessa. I then crossed the border and travelled to Moldova, Romania, Hungary, Poland, Germany and then Mexico. I hope I get into the U.S.," she says.

Irina's father and husband stayed in Ukraine to fight against Russian forces.

"They told me they want to stay, to fight for our country," Irina further says of the Voice of America. Border authorities allowed Irina and her son to enter the United States.

But a couple from Russia didn't have the same fate. During the conversation with voice of America they said they are against the war launched by President Putin. Not to put their families still in Russia at risk, they asked not to be identified.

"We are happy that our Ukrainian friends are being allowed into the US, but we also need help."

Entering Mexico is not difficult for either Ukrainians nor Russians.

"It's very easy to take the plane to Mexico and come as a tourist, it's very easy for Europeans," says Enrique Lucero Vazquez from the Migrant Contact Office in Tijuana.

For many Ukrainians, entering the United States has not been difficult. For others, you need an American visa.

Alina Gordon, an American volunteer who helps displaced Ukrainians, also worries about Russian citizens.

"They really need our support. They have nowhere to go. They don't have a house, their lives are in danger," she says.

Many Ukrainians are following closely what is happening in their country.

Sveta shows in shock what happened in Mariupol, where at least 300 people lost their lives to a rocket attack.

"Churches, houses, shops, malls, hospitals, everything is destroyed," she tells The Voice of America.

"My mother is still in Odessa along with grandma and aunt. Almost all my relatives are there," says Maria, another refugee.


"I'm very sad about Ukraine. I am very sad about what is happening in Ukraine," says Oleksandr Roman, a refugee from Ukraine.

Ukrainian refugees have welcomed the news that Ushington will accept 100,000 Ukrainians displaced by the war.

"I think that's a very good thing, thank you very much for this decision," says Olga, a refugee from Ukraine.

All those who have left Ukraine say they hope that one day, with the departure of Russian forces, they will return home to their families.


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