SAN DIEGO (KGTV) – Another check is being added in San Diego County, and this will be the closest to the U.S.-Mexico border so far for the region.
The pedestrian crossing at the port of San Ysidro on PedWest is one of the busiest foreign pedestrian crossings in the world. Over the next two weeks, a verification at this location will succeed at more than 20 others in San Diego County. It will be an event without an appointment. Officials expect two hundred daily checks.
Chicana Federation strategy director Roberto Alcantar said it is a step in the right direction regarding testing, but said there are still paintings to be made to help the Latin American community.
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He said many members of the Latin American network were afraid of getting tested because of the concern of a test.
“Our network is afraid to waste its jobs, not being able to get to work, the genuine economic effect on that has just been positive and that can somehow obstruct them,” he said.
He added that this was a global problem. The Latino network lacks affordable housing, forcing families to live in nearby neighborhoods and expanding the threat of virus spread, and also forcing others to live across the border to find affordable housing. Many of these other people are a must-have staff and have to keep running towards their families, so they cross the border on a daily basis. This new site will help you access the tests.
“They have to cross the border every day. The workers tell us they spend four to five hours a day waiting to cross,” Alcantar said.
Alcantar also said that the new check is likely to lead to more positive rates, as expected with an increase in the check, and is involved in what this will do to the belief of the Latino community, which already has higher numbers than others. .
As of August 9, 62% of San Diego’s instances were Hispanic, a network that accounts for only 34% of the population. It is very likely that this number will continue to increase with some other control in an area dominated by Spaniards. This, similar to the belief that other people bring the virus from Mexico to the United States, may simply be bad.
“Our fear is that this will to push this narrative that we want to have a verification site because price lists come from Mexico,” he said.
The Chicana Federation has worked with UCSD to succeed in the Latin network and find out why they don’t need to be tested and also inspire them to get tested. They also worked with the county and gave their opinion on the evidence in the Latin American network.
San Diego County also introduced a crusade last July to download resources and data from the Latino network on security measures, test resources, and touch search.