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| Mexico: Brazilians will need visas to enter country |
| 2005-09-11 |
| EFL Several foreign nationals must now have documents to enter Mexico, following a spike in migration to the United States. Mexico got catcalls from Brazil on Friday after announcing it will again require visas for Brazilians, many of whom have been using Mexico to enter the United States without documents. Tens of thousands of Brazilians have been apprehended while trying to enter the United States illegally since Brazil and Mexico agreed to waive visa requirements for each others' citizens in February 2004. The Mexican government announced the measures late Thursday. On Friday, it issued a statement denying local press reports that the measure was aimed at preventing the entry of "Muslims or 'presumed terrorists.'" "The Mexican government regrets such negative and ill-intended misinformation, Nope, nope, couldn't be senor! which has caused so much indignation in Mexico and abroad," the Foreign Relations Secretariat said in a statement. Mexico will also begin requiring visa for travelers from Ecuador and South Africa, whose citizens also frequently travel through Mexico to reach the United States. |
| Posted by:Angineter Shaick4499 |
| #10 I'm guessing this was done as a result of some pressure by the US, directly or indirectly. Good. |
| Posted by: Omerens Omaigum2983 2005-09-11 20:01 |
| #9 Also why Guatemalans get beaten and abused when they come across Mexico's southern border. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2005-09-11 19:58 |
| #8 PF: I guess the official Mexican position is that they and only they have a right to immigrate to the United States. You'd better believe it. The "Race" in National Council of the Race is Mexicans, not Brazilians. We have too many Mexicans, not too many Brazilians. |
| Posted by: Zhang Fei 2005-09-11 17:05 |
| #7 I guess the official Mexican position is that they and only they have a right to immigrate to the United States. |
| Posted by: Phil Fraering 2005-09-11 14:32 |
| #6 And remember the reason the Brazilians want to come to the US: a soap opera? Bizarre. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2005-09-11 13:54 |
| #5 cold John, cold. ;) |
| Posted by: Red Dog 2005-09-11 12:19 |
| #4 Mexican officials need to contact a person in Afghanistan who is a world renowned expert in relocation. General Rashid Dostum has a patented method of shipping unwanted "presumed terrorists". It's cheap too. |
| Posted by: john 2005-09-11 09:06 |
| #3 ...following a spike in migration to the United States. That's the code word for illegal immigration. |
| Posted by: Chaique Glirt1704 2005-09-11 08:38 |
| #2 Air Mexico is grounded? No other airlines operating? No? Then no excuse, load them aboard and "Adios" |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2005-09-11 01:46 |
| #1 Because they are too far from their homelands to be sent right back, tens of thousands have been released with a notice to appear in immigration court. why not return them to the portal of entry. This is just unbelievable. |
| Posted by: Jan 2005-09-11 00:41 |