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Undersecretary Alejandro Encinas highlighted the work of Mexico on the issue of refuge for migrants.
He also stressed that this has been due, to a large extent, to the growth of the Mexican Commission for Aid to Refugees (COMAR).
Mexico, the United States and Canada will seek to resolve the issue ahead of the North American Summit.
Today, the undersecretary of Human Rights and Population of the Ministry of the Interior, Alejandro Encinas Rodriguezshared a little about the role that Mexico has taken in terms of protecting migrants, pointing out that it has become the third country with the highest number of refugee applications from migrants in the world.
Mexico, the third country that offers more refuge to migrants in the world
One day after the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (SRE) the program disappearedstay in mexico“, the undersecretary pointed out that Mexico has been one of the central countries in terms of sheltering migrant caravans.
And it is that, according to information from the Government, there were 5,700 migrants who received asylum through this program, while another 70,000 did not have the same fate. Also, this program implemented during the term of former president donald trumpdelayed the migratory processes, retaining them.
It should be remembered that a few days ago a conversation was held between the President of Mexico and the President of the United States, with the intention of resolving the migratory conflicts. In it, two important issues were agreed upon: the first, that Joe Biden and its mandate would offer 24,000 work visas to Venezuelan migrants, and Central and South American migrants in general, taking extreme measures for those who have been stranded in the southern United States and on the Mexican border.
As a result of this, Alexander Encinas He released some interesting data on the issue of migration and the fundamental role that the country has played in recent years.
Mexico has become since 2021 the third country with the highest number of refugee migrants worldwide. Likewise, he stated that the country has been widely recognized for not having closed its offices during the critical stage of the pandemic.
In the same way, he pointed out that from 2013 to September 2022, the EAT it has registered 287,541 applicants for refugee status; while 85.4 percent of those correspond to the present administration. Hence the importance of keeping communication channels open. To mention another specific piece of data, from 2013 to the end of September 2022, COMAR recognized 92,319 refugees, of which 79 thousand 377 people have been recognized during this administration.
Since the follow-up of this mandate was implemented, it has been reported that COMAR has grown from 4 offices to 10, plus an office with a liaison. According to the undersecretary, 94.48 percent of the total applicants have been concentrated in these.
“This is not a minor issue, COMAR’s infrastructure and attention capacity have increased,” said the official. “But this has to do with the attention given to the migratory phenomenon in our country.”
Alejandro Encinas pointed out that there is a commitment by the Government of Mexico to offer and guarantee safe mobility in favor of Human Rights. Finally, the undersecretary took the opportunity to provide information on some other issues, highlighting the attention to “innumerable conflicts” towards the indigenous community, the monitoring of cases of femicide and, finally, the protection that the Government has offered in the face of violence and murder. against journalists.
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