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Migrant 'heroes' from US greeted with demands for bribes, extortion

Mexicans returning for holidays are forced to pay bribes to customs officers, immigration agents, police, organized crime gangs and others. ....

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Thousands of Mexican Americans keep annual holiday travel plans to Mexico despite pandemic

Thousands of Mexican Americans keep annual holiday travel plans to Mexico despite pandemic
Rafael Carranza and Lauren Villagran, Arizona Republic
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Lines of Mexico-bound cars wait for the chance to cross the U.S.-Mexico border at the DeConcini port of entry in the twin border cities of Ambos Nogales on Dec. 17, 2020. Inspections by Mexican customs officers has increased crossing times as more Mexican Americans head to Mexico to spend the holidays with relatives, despite restrictions on nonessential travel at the border.
As COVID-19 infections and deaths surged in Arizona ahead of the holidays, Angelica Cueto and her husband loaded their Suburban SUV in metro Phoenix with gifts and set out east, across New Mexico then south, over the U.S. border to their final destination: Mexico. ....

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Despite COVID-19 threat, Mexican Americans make annual holiday pilgrimage to Mexico: 'This is the only time of year we get together'

Despite COVID-19 threat, Mexican Americans make annual holiday pilgrimage to Mexico: This is the only time of year we get together
Rafael Carranza and Lauren Villagran, Arizona Republic
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Lines of Mexico-bound cars wait for the chance to cross the U.S.-Mexico border at the DeConcini port of entry in the twin border cities of Ambos Nogales on Dec. 17, 2020. Inspections by Mexican customs officers has increased crossing times as more Mexican Americans head to Mexico to spend the holidays with relatives, despite restrictions on non-essential travel at the border.
PHOENIX – As COVID-19 infections and deaths surged in Arizona ahead of the holidays, Angelica Cueto and her husband loaded their Suburban SUV with gifts and set out east, across New Mexico and then south, over the U.S. border to their final destination: Mexico. ....

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Thousands in US with roots in Mexico keep holiday plans to cross border despite COVID-19

Thousands in US with roots in Mexico keep holiday plans to cross border despite COVID-19
Rafael Carranza and Lauren Villagran, Arizona Republic
© Rafael Carranza/The Republic
Lines of Mexico-bound cars wait for the chance to cross the U.S.-Mexico border at the DeConcini port of entry in the twin border cities of Ambos Nogales on Dec. 17, 2020. Inspections by Mexican customs officers has increased crossing times as more Mexican Americans head to Mexico to spend the holidays with relatives, despite restrictions on nonessential travel at the border.
As COVID-19 infections and deaths surged in Arizona ahead of the holidays, Angelica Cueto and her husband loaded their Suburban SUV in metro Phoenix with gifts and set out east, across New Mexico, then south, over the U.S. border to their final destination: Mexico. ....

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For Mexican Americans, COVID-19 won't stop holiday travel to Mexico

Arizona Republic
PHOENIX – As COVID-19 infections and deaths surged in Arizona ahead of the holidays, Angelica Cueto and her husband loaded their Suburban SUV with gifts and set out east, across New Mexico and then south, over the U.S. border to their final destination: Mexico.
Cueto, a 54-year-old industrial electrician and U.S. permanent resident, has lived in the U.S. for more than three decades, moving from job to job across the Southwest. But the years away have only intensified the pull of her homeland and the family who remain there, she said.
Cueto especially misses her elderly mother, who has a visa to visit the U.S. but is unable to travel because of her age. ....

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