In the united states the city of el paso, in texas, the other side of the border. the mexican president, andres manuel lopez obrador, claimed the fire started during a protest by migrants at the prospect of their deportation. translation: they put mats at the door of the shelter - and set them on fire as a protest and did not imagine that it would cause this terrible tragedy. the number of migrants from latin america heading to the mexican border towns has increased in recent weeks, as they anticipate the end of a trump era policy which gives the us government the power to quickly expel migrants trying to cross its border. as the number of migrants continues to increase, it s hoped further tragedies such as this can be avoided. nickjohnson, bbc news. joining me now is luicy pedroza in mexico city. she s a professor at the college of mexico. she s conducted research into the experience of migrants in the americas and other
The power to quickly expel migrants trying to cross its border. as the number of migrants continues to increase, it s hoped further tragedies such as this can be avoided. nickjohnson, bbc news. i wasjoined earlier by luicy pedroza, who is a professor at the college of mexico. she has conducted research into the experience of migrants in the americas and other parts of the world. i began by asking how she felt about this tragic incident. well, first of all, thank you very much for this invitation to answer your student i am appalled as a human being, and very ashamed as a mexican citizen and i am and raged as an expert who has observed migration policies develop in mexico over the last years. i am especially enraged that the
The other side of the border. the mexican president, andres manuel lopez obrador, claimed the fire started during a protest by migrants at the prospect of their deportation. translation: they put mats at the door of the shelter - and set them on fire as a protest and did not imagine that it would cause this terrible tragedy. the number of migrants from latin america heading to the mexican border towns has increased in recent weeks, as they anticipate the end of a trump era policy which gives the us government the power to quickly expel migrants trying to cross its border. as the number of migrants continues to increase, it s hoped further tragedies such as this can be avoided. nickjohnson, bbc news. i wasjoined earlier by luicy pedroza, who is a professor at the college of mexico. she has conducted research into the experience of migrants in the americas and other parts of the world. i began by asking how she felt about this tragic incident. well, first of all, thank you very much