Migrants caught in Mexico on way to American dream中美洲移民尋美國夢 滯留墨西哥陷險境　　　　　　　　　　

A new report on the plight of migrants in Mexico calls for more to be done to help Central American citizens passing through on their way towards the United States. According to the report, the journey north to the United States comes at great risk for child migrants, with criminal gangs in Mexico seeking out new recruits to join their ranks. Females often report rapes during the voyage, and some have been forced into prostitution. A report recently issued by the Central America - North America Migration Dialogue and backed by institutions like Georgetown University and CIESAS, Mexico's leading social anthropology body, details the findings of various academics and experts investigating the migrant phenomena in Mexico of those coming from Central America and further afield. Amongst those startling statistics is a large jump in the number of citizens from Central America trekking north overland through Mexico to reach the United States. According to the report, from 2000 to 2010 the number of Central American citizens in Mexico increased by 55%. The situation came to a head in 2014 when nearly 50,000 unaccompanied minors from Central America reached the USA in the space of eight months. The journey north to the United States comes at great risk for child migrants, with criminal gangs in Mexico seeking out new recruits to join their ranks. Females often report rapes during the voyage, and some have been forced into prostitution. Pablo Mateos from the Center of Investigations and Higher Studies in Social Anthropology told media that Mexico has become a country of migrants and must introduce better measures of protection as they cross through Mexico. ==PABLO MATEOS, Researcher CIESAS== To draw the attention of society in general and in particular the political class that Mexico has become a country of immigration with Central Americans and migrants from other parts of the world. Also, there is skilled migration from Mexico and the children of migrants who are returning to Mexico but which should be considered their first migration. There is a lack of policies for hosting migrants, for the protection of their rights. However, not all those migrants coming into Mexico for passage north to the United States reach their final destination. According to the report, some 43,000 Guatemalan citizens work in Mexico's southern border state of Chiapas. Many are without the proper documentation to work and reportedly lack access to basic services such as health. A wave of deportations from the United States of Central American migrants is also putting pressure on Mexico. Many are forced to return to countries in Central America which are ravaged by violence and lack of economic opportunity. Many who return head back on the road towards Mexico in search of a better life. ==CARLA PEDERZINI, Report Contributor== The deportations that are taking place from certain areas of large cities in the United States are encouraging violence, more seriously in Central American countries and the outcome is more prolonged. There are more deportations, violence continues to increase in these countries and there is more emigration from these countries towards the United States. So the problem for Mexico is still very significant. Despite the risks, countless Central American migrants journey some 3,000 km through Mexico towards the United States border. With little resources, many travel on the top of trains like the infamous "Bestia" where many are killed or seriously maimed when they fall off the rickety trains from fatigue. TRANSLATED BY：JESSICA OY