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2017-01-31 Caribbean-Latin America

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Posted by g(r)omgoru 2017-01-31 13:17|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 There's this:

There’s more to it than money. After years of being accused of permitting the abuse of Central American migrants who enter Mexico the government agreed pay more attention to border security on its own southern border. Many of the illegal migrants from Central American are heading for the United States and that was not seen as a Mexican problem. But criminal gangs increasingly robbed and kidnapped the migrants and the government did very little to stop that. The gangsters often attacked Mexican citizens as well. Mexico has more severe laws against illegal immigration and illegal migrants than the U.S. It also enforces them more vigorously than does the U. S.

By mid-2014 Mexico agreed to undertake Operation Sur which was supposed to curb illegal Central American migrants from entering Mexico. Operation Sur increased surveillance operations along Mexico’s southern border and improved border inspections. The government also tried to improve registration of legal migrants. In addition to the criminals, local police forces in southern Mexico have been accused of extorting money from illegal migrants and police corruption has long been a major problem. Despite Operation Sur, Mexico did little halt illegal migration across its northern border.

All this was noticed in the U.S. and politicians there found themselves under increasing pressure to enforce American migration laws as vigorously as Mexico (and Canada) did.

Posted by Pappy 2017-01-31 19:53|| 2017-01-31 19:53|| Front Page Top

#2 Eleven or twelve days now.
After 30 years this is getting some attention.
Wonder how long that will last.

Posted by Skidmark 2017-01-31 23:27|| 2017-01-31 23:27|| Front Page Top

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