The Mass Migration of Children Mexican Authorities 'Missed' (El Universal, Mexico)

 

"The Foreign Ministry says that things are going well. Deputy Foreign Secretary Vanessa Rubio says that as migrant children from other countries pass through Mexico, the authorities ensure that they are protected in shelters. ... The fact is that the Mexican authorities are not substantially addressing or preventing the problem. Otherwise, 24,000 children traveling alone, mostly from Central American countries like El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala, wouldn't now be detained in the United States. None came by sea or from across the Canadian border."

 

EDITORIAL

 

Translated By Acosta Florizul-Perez

 

July 16, 2014

 

Mexico - El Universal - Original Article (Spanish)

http://worldmeets.us/images/anti-child-migration-text_lajornada.jpgDue to the crisis involving migrant children in the United States, President Barak Obama has called for additional resources, as opposition Congressmen demand a more rapid closure of the border and members of civil society have gone to the streets to express their points of view. And in Mexico? The Foreign Ministry says that things are going well. To address a problem, one must begin by recognizing it.  

 

Deputy Foreign Secretary Vanessa Rubio says that as migrant children from other countries pass through Mexico, the authorities ensure that they are protected in shelters run by the National Institute of Migration. [According to Excelsior columnist Martín Espinosa, the budget of the National Institute of Migration is only capable of servicing 5 percent of the total number of Central American migrants traversing Mexican territory]. She said this in response to a statement of the first lady of Honduras, Ana Garcia de Hernandez, who criticized Mexican permissiveness regarding the transit of children and their abuse during their journey.

 

The fact is that the Mexican authorities are not substantially addressing or preventing the problem. Otherwise, 24,000 children traveling alone, mostly from Central American countries like El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala, wouldn't now be detained in the United States. None came by sea or from across the Canadian border.

 

There must be a sense of urgency. The U.S. authorities have estimated that if the migration trends of the past few months continue, the number of unaccompanied children this year alone could reach 90,000, and in 2015, it could reach 142,000.

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Mexico must also act on the unintended consequences of child immigration. Many of the Central American children deported from the U.S. may end up trying to stay in this country, and may have no other choice, which would make them the focus of potential humanitarian crisis on our nation's soil.

 

This is also an opportunity for Mexico to demonstrate that it can control the influx of undocumented aliens without militarizing the border and criminalizing migrants. What better way to promote the cause of the regularizing Mexicans in the United States than to demonstrate the feasibility of providing humane treatment on their own territory?  

 

The country of origin, the country of transit, and the country of reception have a shared responsibility. None  should assume that its own “fault” in the mess is any less than the others and therefore is unnecessary to address.

 

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Posted By Worldmeets.US July 16, 2014, 6:59pm