04:05As the United States presidential elections approach, some seeking immigration to the US have voiced concern over the potential impact of the election results on migration policies, especially with the possibility of former President Donald Trump's return to office.
"100 percent fear. We know that if [Trump] wins, we will lose completely, both inside and outside the United States. It is a latent fear that 100 percent of the families and all the migrants have," one migrant said.
Footage filmed in La Venta, Oaxaca on Wednesday shows migrants gathering their belongings at a local shelter and embarking on a journey by foot.
Migration is expected to be a key area of contention between Democrats and Republican voters in November's presidential elections.
Given his administration's previous stance on immigration, the prospect of former President Donald Trump's re-election has particularly heightened concerns over the potential crackdown on migrants entering the country from the Mexican border.
"Former President Donald Trump promoted many policies against migrants during his previous term," another migrant said. "But, I am aware that this is an internal matter that will be resolved by the Americans at the polls and that they will make their decision and based on that they will elect a president. We as migrants will have to abide by what the American people choose in democracy."
A third added: "we seek to achieve a dream, the American dream, and to change our future and that of our family and those who await us at home. To see them again and again, because that is the mentality of every migrant."
Meanwhile, another migrant declared that if he had the opportunity to meet Trump, he would tell the former president to 'use his conscience' and reflect on the struggles that migrants face.
"The need we are experiencing is so great and so strong that it is for this reason that we left our land and our country to come to the United States of America," he explained.
The US presidential elections will see Democratic Party nominee and incumbent Vice President Kamala Harris face off against Republican nominee and former US President Donald Trump on November 5.
'If Trump wins, we will lose!' - Migrants in Oaxaca express concerns over imminent US presidential election
As the United States presidential elections approach, some seeking immigration to the US have voiced concern over the potential impact of the election results on migration policies, especially with the possibility of former President Donald Trump's return to office.
"100 percent fear. We know that if [Trump] wins, we will lose completely, both inside and outside the United States. It is a latent fear that 100 percent of the families and all the migrants have," one migrant said.
Footage filmed in La Venta, Oaxaca on Wednesday shows migrants gathering their belongings at a local shelter and embarking on a journey by foot.
Migration is expected to be a key area of contention between Democrats and Republican voters in November's presidential elections.
Given his administration's previous stance on immigration, the prospect of former President Donald Trump's re-election has particularly heightened concerns over the potential crackdown on migrants entering the country from the Mexican border.
"Former President Donald Trump promoted many policies against migrants during his previous term," another migrant said. "But, I am aware that this is an internal matter that will be resolved by the Americans at the polls and that they will make their decision and based on that they will elect a president. We as migrants will have to abide by what the American people choose in democracy."
A third added: "we seek to achieve a dream, the American dream, and to change our future and that of our family and those who await us at home. To see them again and again, because that is the mentality of every migrant."
Meanwhile, another migrant declared that if he had the opportunity to meet Trump, he would tell the former president to 'use his conscience' and reflect on the struggles that migrants face.
"The need we are experiencing is so great and so strong that it is for this reason that we left our land and our country to come to the United States of America," he explained.
The US presidential elections will see Democratic Party nominee and incumbent Vice President Kamala Harris face off against Republican nominee and former US President Donald Trump on November 5.
As the United States presidential elections approach, some seeking immigration to the US have voiced concern over the potential impact of the election results on migration policies, especially with the possibility of former President Donald Trump's return to office.
"100 percent fear. We know that if [Trump] wins, we will lose completely, both inside and outside the United States. It is a latent fear that 100 percent of the families and all the migrants have," one migrant said.
Footage filmed in La Venta, Oaxaca on Wednesday shows migrants gathering their belongings at a local shelter and embarking on a journey by foot.
Migration is expected to be a key area of contention between Democrats and Republican voters in November's presidential elections.
Given his administration's previous stance on immigration, the prospect of former President Donald Trump's re-election has particularly heightened concerns over the potential crackdown on migrants entering the country from the Mexican border.
"Former President Donald Trump promoted many policies against migrants during his previous term," another migrant said. "But, I am aware that this is an internal matter that will be resolved by the Americans at the polls and that they will make their decision and based on that they will elect a president. We as migrants will have to abide by what the American people choose in democracy."
A third added: "we seek to achieve a dream, the American dream, and to change our future and that of our family and those who await us at home. To see them again and again, because that is the mentality of every migrant."
Meanwhile, another migrant declared that if he had the opportunity to meet Trump, he would tell the former president to 'use his conscience' and reflect on the struggles that migrants face.
"The need we are experiencing is so great and so strong that it is for this reason that we left our land and our country to come to the United States of America," he explained.
The US presidential elections will see Democratic Party nominee and incumbent Vice President Kamala Harris face off against Republican nominee and former US President Donald Trump on November 5.