 |
| Migrants from Mexico at the site of the installation of a buoy fence system with barbed wire wrapped around it on a section of the Rio Grande - a move by the Texas state government to prevent the flow of migrants crossing the river from Mexico to the US. (Source: AP) |
Speaking at a press conference on the morning of July 26, Mexican Foreign Minister Alicia Barcena said the plan would create more options for migrants coming to the US, including providing a humanitarian visa program and launching a mobile application called CBP One for asylum seekers.
According to the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the number of migrants currently staying at the border between the two countries has decreased by more than 50% in the period of May-June, after Article 42 of the immigration policy applied by the US during the Covid-19 pandemic expired last May.
After the provision expires, Mexico plans to create an "international space" that will provide "multiple services" to Cuban, Haitian, Nicaraguan and Venezuelan migrants currently stranded in Mexico.
In addition to assisting with visa processing, the center will provide information on employment in the United States, as well as establish safe overland migration routes to the United States for those who qualify for visas.
Mexico and the United States are still in the process of discussing a new US asylum policy for non-Mexicans stranded in the country, part of President Joe Biden's effort to expand immigration opportunities for citizens from Central America and the Caribbean.
Through the US resettlement program, the new policy will allow qualified immigrants to immigrate. After immigration, these subjects will be granted work permits and enjoy social benefits such as housing and employment assistance.
Source
Comment (0)