U.S. government officials are concerned that dual U.S.-Mexico citizens may flee to the United States if the coronavirus outbreak in Mexico gets worse, putting more stress on U.S. hospitals, especially near the border, three officials familiar with the matter said.
People walk towards the U.S. on the international bridge as efforts to try to slow the spread of the coronavirus disease continue at the U.S.-Mexico border in Laredo, Texas, U.S. March 21, 2020. REUTERS/Veronica G. Cardenas
“I don’t think there is any interest in telling American citizens that they can’t come in,” the official said. So far, fears of a deluge have not been realized. The United States has the highest number of coronavirus deaths worldwide and the U.S. economy has gone into a tailspin, with the unemployment rate at the highest level since the Great Depression.
About 1.5 million U.S. citizens live in Mexico, according to a U.S. Department of State estimate, many of them retirees. One could be an improvement in the U.S. economy as Mexico confronts worsening economic fallout from the pandemic and the collapse of world oil prices, according to two U.S. officials.
The overwhelmed facilities include hospitals in Tijuana, just across the border from San Diego, the Mexican municipality with the most deaths attributed to COVID-19. Health experts say the outbreak there started earlier than elsewhere in Mexico because of its proximity to the U.S. city, which has a similar population but four times as many confirmed cases.
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