Plain English Migrant caravan arrives at the US border: now what? | Learn English phrase ‘bear a burden’
Thousands of migrants from Central America have passed through Mexico and have arrived at Tijuana, the last city before the US border. But they must go one-by-one through the American asylum process and are likely to have to wait in Mexico as their cases are heard in US courts. Meanwhile, the city of Tijuana is facing a “humanitarian crisis” as they try to accommodate the new visitors. Plus, learn the English phrase “bear a burden.”
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