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News articles on refugees in Los Angeles

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News articles on refugees in Los Angeles

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https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/07/us/ukrainian-refugees-california-border.html

https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-immigration-religion-california-united-states-545c8e79982a55e8beceb97729e08c05

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A growing number of Ukrainians are seeking entry into California from Tijuana.

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More than 2,000 Ukrainians have made their way to the U.S. border with Mexico over the past 10 days. Credit... Mark Abramson for The New York Times

A new chapter in the Ukrainian refugee crisis is playing out along California's southern border.

As Russia continues its brutal invasion of Ukraine, more than 2,000 Ukrainians have made their way to the Mexican side of the border in the last 10 days in the hope of gaining entry into the United States, my colleague Miriam Jordan reported in today's newspaper, and many of them have flooded into Tijuana.

The immigrants sometimes wait days to be allowed entry into California. The surge has created confusion and a backlog, and has drawn volunteers from across the state who are trying to provide shelter, food and other assistance.

"The system at the border is incredibly inefficient," Olya Krasnykh, who took time off from her real estate development job in San Mateo to help, told Miriam. "I don't know how long we can sustain the volunteer-run effort."

The war in Ukraine, entering its seventh week, continues its murderous course. Russia is scrambling for more soldiers after facing logistics problems and devastating casualties, as a litany of horrors keeps unfolding across Ukraine.

Since the invasion began, roughly 4.3 million Ukrainians have fled their country, according to the U.N. Refugee Agency. Many have escaped to Poland, Romania or other nearby European nations.

President Biden announced last month that the United States would accept 100,000 Ukrainian refugees, but details about the program have not been released, prompting some refugees to seek entry more quickly. As Miriam wrote, Ukrainians who can afford the journey are traveling to Mexico, a country they can enter without a visa, to try to seek asylum in the United States, a country they cannot.

That has led to a stream of Ukrainians entering California in recent days. A church in the San Diego area has been converted into a place to sleep for new arrivals with nowhere else to go.

It's likely that many of the new arrivals will eventually join relatives in the New York region, which is home to more Ukrainian immigrants than anywhere else in the nation. Some, however, may stay in California.

Los Angeles, San Francisco and San Diego are also among the nation's biggest Ukrainian population centers, according to the Migration Policy Institute. And the Sacramento area has the highest concentration relative to its size: One in every 125 residents is of Ukrainian descent.

One Ukrainian refugee who is now staying in San Diego told KQED about her path to the United States: She flew to Germany with her two young daughters, then to Mexico City and then to Tijuana. A family friend crossed over from San Diego to pick them up and drive them back into California.

Once at the passport control booth on U.S. soil, the woman, whom KQED identified only as Maryna, told Customs and Border Protection officers that her family was seeking asylum. Though she was relieved to have made it into the country, she still thought about what she left behind.

"At night, I couldn't sleep because of the emotions," because her family was far away, she told the news outlet. "Yes, everything is pretty, everything is great here, but I can't enjoy it or relax."
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A Surge in Ukrainian Refugees at California's Southern Border

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A growing number of Ukrainians are seeking entry into California from Tijuana. A new chapter in the Ukrainian refugee crisis is playing out along California's southern border.

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I am a first year grad student in ABA.  I live in Southern California but am originally from Jacksonville, Fl. To say moving cross country was a culture shock would be an understatement.  I thought I was culturally aware before, but Southern California has introduced me to so many different cultures that I had not personally interacted with before.
In doing research on articles for the class, I learned how many different countries immigrate here through the Mexico border. I had a limited understanding beforehand. I'm hoping over the course of this program that I gain a better understanding and will be able to put it to use to help others.

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Unfortunately I was unable to attend the live speaker presentation due to my work schedule. After watching the video links though I found it interesting that there is/was an integration program to help refugees become acclimated to the German language and culture.

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Before starting this class I had never heard of the UNSDG#10. After reading about it, reducing inequalities is something I am most passionate about.  I was fortunate that even though I am the first person in my family to earn a college degree that my mother had a good support system so I never felt like I was lacking in any necessities. Economic inequality was something that I was aware of, it made me value and appreciate anything I had or earned.  I didn't think much on social or racial inequalities until my friends adopted transracially out of foster care.  Suddenly a whole new perspective was brought into my world.  Now I worry every day about my godchildren being accosted or arrested for driving or walking while black.  When I started working with individuals with developmental disabilities I became more aware of the lack of opportunities for them and how they are disregarded. Also, the incredible wage disparity there is for those who work in care.  Working in care is often seen as low education work for women and people of color.  It is not seen as the calling, which it is.  It takes a lot of heart to work day in and day out with individuals that may bite, scratch, hit or throw feces at you, for only $9/hr. Non-profit agencies often cannot pay their employees a living wage because they don't receive enough money from government agencies to pay them one.  This just highlights the social, economic inequalities among those with disabilities and people of color.  Until we can get those in power to stop viewing those in care or working in care as less than, we will have to keep fighting against these inequalities.

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I think countries with the lowest resources send lower shares of migrants due to the lack of economic ability and education in order to be able to leave their home countries. If you're having to cross oceans in hopes of a better life, you need to have the economic ability to get on that boat or plane and a place to go when you reach your destination. You have to be able to keep yourself alive.