Central American migrants march through Mexico City to demand the Mexican government give them permanent residence and allow them to reach the US border.
Migrants traveling by
caravan through Mexico in hopes of reaching the United States have held a rally in Mexico City, demanding that the
Mexican government do more to help them.
Led by protesters carrying a banner reading, “To migrate is
not a crime, the criminal is a government that represses
migrants,” the migrants, some with very young children, marched on Thursday through Mexico City to the government palace and demanded that
President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s government change its
policies.
“(We demand) dialogue and solutions, to have legal certainty
for every one of the migrants who left Tapachula on October 23
and on November 18,” caravan organiser Luis Villagran said,
referring to the city near the Guatemalan border that is a
waystation for many migrants.
“We want to have legal certainty for every one of them. For
them to have residence, permanent residence in Mexico, that’s
what we propose.”
‘The idea is to go north’
Some migrants spoke of their desire to reach the United
States.
“The idea is to reach the north. To go all the way up there
because we’ll be better over there (in the United States),” said
Josue Arias, a migrant from Cuba.
“Here (in Mexico) certain places are good, but I think it’s
more dangerous with all the cartels. It makes me a little
afraid. So the idea is to go north,” Arias said.
Another Cuban migrant, Lesbia Galana, said, “We came to ask
the president for humane treatment for migrants, to allow us to
reach the (US) border. If he is able to provide buses to reach
the border, that would be great and provide papers for those
wishing to stay in Mexico, so that they are able to work and
have access to medical and public services.”
The migrants later met with officials at the Interior
Ministry.
A US appeals court this week rejected a renewed attempt by the administration of
President Joe Biden to end a policy put in place by former president Donald Trump that forces migrants to wait in Mexico
for the resolution of their US asylum cases.
Source: Reuters
US-bound migrant caravan seeks ‘legal certainty’ in Mexico
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