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Report: Migrants allege physical and verbal abuse at US-Mexico border
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Dec 11, 2013
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Report: Migrants allege physical and verbal abuse at US-Mexico border
A new survey finds that many migrants have experienced some kind of mistreatment at the hands of U.S. border agents. The survey asked more than 1,000 recently repatriated migrants from six Mexican cities.
Traffic in the US enters Mexico at the San Ysidro border crossing, the world?s busiest, on June 27, 2008 in Tijuana, Mexico. With the cost of gasoline in California around $4.60 per gallon, many drivers are buying their fuel in Mexico for about $3.20. There is a price to pay for cheaper gas though. Mexican gas is formulated with more sulfur than California gas and that can damage the emission control equipment on US cars, causing them to fail emissions tests and leading to expensive repairs. In addition, unless a driver has other business in Mexico, part of their fuel savings will be burned up idling in a line that can easily last for hours to get back into the US.
Traffic in the US enters Mexico at the San Ysidro border crossing, the world's busiest, on June 27, 2008 in Tijuana, Mexico.
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A new survey finds that many migrants have experienced some kind of mistreatment at the hands of U.S. border agents. The survey asked more than 1,000 recently repatriated migrants from six Mexican cities.

A new survey finds that many migrants have experienced some kind of mistreatment at the hands of U.S. border agents. The survey asked more than 1,000 recently repatriated migrants from six Mexican cities.

KPCC's immigration reporter Leslie Berestein-Rojas joins us with the details.

Read Leslie's story here