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Cuba blames the United States for the death of 10 Cuban migrants in Mexico

The government of Cuba He blamed this Tuesday U.S for the accident with ten migrants Cubans killed in the south of Mexico and urged him to adopt the “necessary measures”To avoid similar events.

This message came in a statement from Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Minrex) from the island where it is recognized that the irregular migratory flow of Cuban citizens through the Central American corridor to the USA experienced a “notable growth” in recent months.

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In this sense, the Minrex considered that this situation “in turn, it increases the likelihood of unfortunate events occurring.“, such as the overturning of the truck that last Sunday was transporting around twenty Cuban migrants along a highway in the Mexican municipality of Pijijiapan150 kilometers from the border city of Tapachula.

Cuba has repeatedly warned about the risks associated with illegal trafficking of migrants and human trafficking, phenomena closely linked to irregular migration, which place the migrant in a vulnerable situation; and makes it a victim of organized crime, drug traffickers, extortion and abuse and illicit actions associated with this scourge.“, stated Minrex.

Itamaraty added that it alerted the administration of the washington about it “responsibility” with “the irregular and disorderly emigration of Cubans who arrive or intend to arrive at its borders”.

He also criticized US immigration policy, because in his opinion it is “privileging” to the irregular Cuban migrant with the Cuban Adjustment Lawwhich gives it a “differentiated and unique treatment“when toasting”an agile way of obtaining residence, regardless of the forms and means used” on the way to reach the USA.

This behavior does not only affect Cuba, the Cuban emigrant and the people themselves. U.Sbut it has consequences for several transit countries in the region“, highlighted the statement, which also emphasized that this is”which has been discussed repeatedly”With the US government.

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Minrex also highlighted the “commitment”from Cuba with“regular, safe and orderly migration“and assured that it will continue”working and cooperating”with governments in the region to prevent irregular, unsafe and disorderly migration, prevent risky departures and combat acts of violence associated with this phenomenon, the deals with people it’s him smuggling of illegal migrants.

Cuba has been experiencing an unprecedented migratory exodus for more than two years, linked in the first instance to the serious economic crisis that the country is going through.

According to data from the Mexican Commission for Refugee Assistance (Eat), Mexico is on track to set a new record in refugee applications during the current year, which far exceed 129,000 and among the largest groups of immigrants receiving are Cubans.

Source: Elcomercio

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