People in Nogales, Mexico, speak News reporters about life on the other side of the border
Mexico – People in the border town of Nogales, Mexico, said crime is spreading in their community as migrant encounters continue to increase at the southern border.
"I've been living and working here in Nogales for five years, and the crime has increased," one man, Placido, told Fox News. "There have been many cases of immigrants from Central America who have been the main ones affecting us here."
Sonora, the state where Nogales is located, is considered one of the most dangerous places in Mexico. Violent crime increased 46.4% in 2020, according to the Mexico Peace Index.
Nogales, a city of about 250,000, reported 248 homicides in 2019, according to the U.S. Embassy.
These people come with few resources, they come with very few resources," Placido said. "That's why crime has increased so much."
The number of migrants passing through the Nogales area is apparent from increased encounters on the U.S. side of the border.
In the Tucson sector, across the border from Nogales, encounters with U.S. Border Patrol are up approximately 41% from a year ago. In the neighboring Yuma Sector, encounters have exploded more than 2,300%.
Nogales residents told Fox News, neither the U.S. nor Mexican governments are doing enough to fix the problem.
"In my opinion, everything they are doing is for show and for whatever political reasons," one local, Horacio, said. "It’s never about what they say it is."
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