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USA congratulated this Friday the Latin American countries for their efforts to contain the irregular migrationwhen the first anniversary of the Declaration of Los Angeles is celebrated, in which some twenty governments of the region promised to stop migratory flows.
The United States Secretary of State, Anthony Blinkenand the Secretary of Homeland Security, Alejandro Mayorkas, received representatives from all those countries at a ministerial meeting in Washington held on the sidelines of the annual General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS).
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“I have seen firsthand the work that they are doing publicly and privately to create conditions for a safer, more orderly and humane migration. I am immensely proud of the progress we are making together.”Mayorkas declared.
For his part, Blinken assured that all the policies implemented as a result of the Los Angeles Declaration “They’re working” and gave as an example that the crossings have fallen by 50% in the Darién, the dangerous jungle that separates Colombia and Panama.
The two senior officials of the Government of Joe Biden They also highlighted Washington’s plan by which Colombia, Guatemala and Costa Rica they will house migrant case processing offices to help people find regular migration paths, including the possibility of going to work in Canada and Spain.
This initiative, which USA announced in style in April, has generated suspicions because many details are still not closed and the deadlines for making an appointment have been delayed.
Since the beginning of this year, USA grants humanitarian permits to Venezuelans, Cubans, Haitians and Nicaraguans who have sponsors in the North American country, but deports Mexico those who cross the border irregularly.
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The deportations have continued after the end last May of the Title 42the policy that allowed undocumented immigrants to be expelled without the opportunity to request asylum under the pretext of the pandemic COVID-19.
On the contrary, blinken said this Friday that Washington works with El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras to offer skilled workers temporary work opportunities in the United States, while temporary work visas for Mexican workers are increasing.
In addition, US officials highlighted the coordinated campaign with Panama and Colombia to combat human smuggling networks, which help migrants cross borders in exchange for money.
Belize’s Foreign Minister, Eamon Courtenay, recalled that migratory movements are led by “people with rights, aspirations and dreams.”
“Respecting their human rights is an obligation”he remarked.
The meeting was attended by Argentina, Barbados, Brazil, Belize, Canada, Chile, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, the United States, Guyana, Jamaica, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay.
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Source: Elcomercio
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