Up to 600 people coming from Haiti and Africa have been taken in by various homeless shelters in Tijuana, said Hector Zepeda Cisneros, the city's Health Services Chief.
Sanitation authorities visited several of Tijuana's homeless and immigrant shelters "to ensure that these people are being treated fairly and adequately", according to Zepeda Cisneros, in what he called a "routine inspection".
"Our stance is to offer medical assistance and detect problems that could be important to consider, of which we've found none so far and hopefully remain that way", he added.
Likewise, Margarita Nonaegui, coordinator for the Padre Chava
Salesiano Soup Kitchen, stated that the government has been taking care of delivering the necessary medicines, covers and futons as a way to help the shelter ease up on expenditures.
So far, 361 of these immigrants have been sheltered by the Salesiano Soup Kitchen. Most of them are between 25 to 30 years of age, but only the males receive attention; mothers and children are sent to the Madre Assunta Centre elsewhere in the city and have the opportunity to communicate with their families by phone.
"The biggest expenditures come from personal hygiene items, towels, toothbrushes, and non-reusable materials. We remain open to that kind of donation", said Nonaegui, extending an invitation to the general public to show solidarity with these immigrants and offer their valuable help.
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Translated by axel.alcala@sandiegored.com
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