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一 | Washington, Oct 10 (UNI) More and more Indians are entering the United States from the Mexican border.

Since the beginning of the 2022 fiscal year that started last October, a record 16,290 Indian citizens have been taken into US custody at the Mexican border. The previous high of 8,997 was recorded in 2018, BBC reported.

Experts point to a number of reasons for the increase, including a climate of discrimination in India, an end to pandemic-era restrictions, a perception that the current US administration is welcoming to asylum seekers and the ramping-up of previously established smuggling networks.

While some migrants are coming to the US for economic reasons, many are fleeing persecution back home, said Deepak Ahluwalia, an immigration lawyer who has represented Indian nationals in Texas and California.

The latter group range from Muslims, Christians and "low-caste" Hindus to members of India's LGBT community who fear violence at the hands of extreme Hindu nationalists or supporters of the secessionist movement and farmers from the Punjab region, the BBC reported.

Conditions for many of these groups have deteriorated in recent years, international observers say.

Immigrants often see the US as "the ultimate gateway" to a better life, said Ahluwalia, the lawyer.

The enormous distances involved, however, make the trip to the US extremely challenging.

Traditionally, Indian migrants who arrive at the US-Mexican border use "door-to-door" smuggling services, with journeys arranged from India to South America.

They are often guided the entire way and travel in small groups with their fellow countrymen who speak the same language, rather than individually or with only family members.

These networks often begin with India-based "travel agents" which outsource parts of the journey to partner criminal groups in Latin America.

Jessica Bolter, an analyst at the Washington DC-based Migration Policy Institute, said that the number of Indian migrants is also rising as a result of a "ripple effect" that takes place when those who have used these services successfully recommend them to friends or family back in India.

"It naturally expands and draws more migrants," she said. "Of course, that doesn't happen without migrants wanting to leave originally."

Manpreet, a 20-year-old from Punjab who asked that only his first name be used, a vocal critic of India's ruling BJP, fled the country after being persecuted for his political beliefs, the BBC reported.

"From Ecuador I took a bus to Colombia, and from Colombia I took a bus to Panama," Manpreet recalled in an interview with the BBC from California. "From there, via a boat, I (went to) Nicaragua and Guatemala, and then Mexico and entered the US."

Even guided by seasoned smugglers, the trip to the border is often one that is fraught with dangers, including robberies and extortion at the hands of local gangs or corrupt authorities or extreme weather, injuries and illness.

These dangers were highlighted in 2019 when a six-year-old Indian girl from Punjab was found dead in the scorching desert near the border town of Lukeville, Arizona.

It was later reported that she died in temperatures of over 42 C (108 F) after her mother left her with a group of other Indians to go search for water.

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二 | GS25 '민음사 빵' [GS리테일 제공. 재판매 및 DB 금지] (서울=연합뉴스) 정수연 기자 = GS리테일이 운영하는 편의점 GS25는 민음사와 협업해 선보인 베이커리 상품이 소비자들 사이에서 큰 인기를 끌고 있다고 26일 밝혔다. GS25는 지난 21일 민음사 협업 베이커리인 '사랑에 대하여'(모카번 커스타드맛)와 '늑대처럼 싱싱하게 울고 싶었다(깨찰빵 솔티밀크맛)' 2종을 출시했다. 전날까지 10만개가 팔렸다. 두 제품 모두 빵류 매출 1, 2위에 올랐고 모바일 앱에서는 이른바 '품절 대란'이 벌어졌다. 이날은 '오만과 편견'(모카번 우유크림맛), '나쁜 소년이 서 있다'(깨찰빵 커스타드맛) 2종을 추가로 내놨다. 민음사 협업 상품에는 총 20종의 책갈피가 무작위로 들어간다. 민음사 세계문학전집 작품을 활용한 책갈피 15종과 시집 작품을 활용한 책갈피 5종으로 구성했다. 빵을 구매하는 동시에 어떤 작품의 책갈피를 만나게 될지 기대하는 재미와 책갈피를 수집하고 소장하는 즐거움까지 더한 것이다. GS25 관계자는 "최근 확산하는 '텍스트힙(Text Hip)' 트렌드에 맞춰 민음사와 협업해 상품을 기획했다"며 "문학 콘텐츠와 소장 가치가 있는 굿즈를 결합한 점이 고객들의 관심을 이끈 것으로 보인다"고 말했다. [email protected]。