Do you agree with Mexican NGO lays blame for migrants’ woes on inaction and deaf ears of the Central and South?
Do you agree with Mexican NGO lays blame for migrants’ woes on inaction and deaf ears of the Central and South American consulates ?
Mexican NGO lays blame for migrants’ woes
The Center of Border Studies and Promotion of Human Rights (CEPRODHAC) enumerated the main causes for the deaths and human rights violations of the migrants who seek the “American dream.” Rebeca Rodriguez, CEPRODHAC president, stated that the root causes are poverty, the lack of governmental programs to eradicate poverty in the countries that produce emigration, and also inaction and deaf ears of the Central and South American consulates, as well as the corruption that prevails in Mexico’s National Immigration Agency.
http://rotativo.com.mx/migracion/consulados-ignoran-peticiones-de-migrantes-acusa-ong/38452/html/
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Mexican congresswoman: people ought to move the same as free trade does
Rosa Marquez, Secretary for the Rural Development and Equity of the Distrito Federal stated that at least ¾ million D.F. area residents (“D.F.”: the area surrounding Mexico City) have migrated to the U.S. & Canada. The same area has received 1.5 billion dollars in individual monetary remittances from abroad up to 2009. Marquez emphasized the need to eradicate discrimination against migrants and” to reinforce public migratory policies.” A local congresswoman, Aleida Alvarez, said that if the world has commercial free trade treaties, “it is almost absurd that persons may not be able to move in the same manner.”
http://rotativo.com.mx/migracion/tan-solo-en-df-750-mil-personas-migran-a-norteamerica-y-canada/38377/html/
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Novedades de Quintana Roo (SIPSE.com) (Cancun, Q.R.) 9/1/10
Regarding the Cancun bar killings
The owner of the Cancun bar that was attacked with Molotov cocktails said that a week before they had received a threat from organized crime. Armed subjects arrived and said, “If you don’t give for your security we’re going to bring about a killing.” The thugs were asking for 40,000 pesos a month (approx. 3,000 dollars) for “security.” Six women and two men, all of them bar employees, died due to burns and asphyxia. Press data shows that the majority of the bars are threatened by the “Zetas.” A month ago, the owner of another bar, the “Costa Azul,” also refused to pay for security, and opted to close down his business. They were kidnapped when he and an employee arrived to put the place up for rent; neither has been heard from since then.
http://www.sipse.com/noticias/63491—pagas-vamos-hacerte-matazon-fotogaleria.html
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El Informador (Guadalajara, Jalisco) 9/1/10
Mexican federal police ranks being purged
Mexico’s federal police announced that 3,200 of its members, or 9.2% of the force, have been let go. The agency’s commissioner, Facundo Rosas, said that this was because those persons did not meet the requirements for retention, and not because they were linked to organized crime. An additional 1,020 federales” are about to be dismissed because of failure to meet “trustworthiness control exams” which include polygraph and anti-doping screening, among others.
http://www.informador.com.mx/mexico/2010/229852/6/historica-depuracion-en-la-policia-federal.htm
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El Imparcial (Hermosillo, Sonora) 9/1/10
Current data re monetary remittances
Individual monetary remittances sent to Mexico from abroad rose 1.84% in July and reached 1.867 billion dollars. The U.S. is the largest source of these remittances and, despite the economic recession, Mexico has received 12.495 billion dollars from January to July. That, along with petroleum, constitutes one of Mexico’s largest sources of income.
http://www.elimparcial.com/EdicionEnLinea/Notas/Nacional/01092010/466393.aspx
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El Debate (state of Sinaloa) 9/1/10
Sinaloa following the example of Ciudad Juarez
The Mexican state of Sinaloa set a new monthly record: there were 233 homicides in August, an average of seven a day, and the year’s total has now reached 1,647. Twelve police agents and one member of the military are among the victims.
[The state of Sinaloa occupies a strip along Mexico’s west coast opposite the south end of the Baja California Peninsula. It is slightly smaller than West Virginia.]
http://www.debate.com.mx/eldebate/Articulos/ArticuloGeneral.asp?IdArt=10156720&IdCat=6112
Do you agree with this Immigration policy?
FREE ENGLAND PARTY
www.freeengland.com
10.1 Immigration
Our immigration policy is based on the preservation of English identity and culture, whilst also upholding the principle of good relations with our partner nations in the Council of the Isles.
People wishing to reside in England to be placed into two categories of ‘Unrestricted’ and ‘Restricted’:
The Unrestricted
1. Citizens of the other nations of the British Isles to be allowed to live, work and study in England without requiring any formal permits.
2. British/English passport holders returning from abroad. The Restricted A Free England government would suspend all immigration from the ‘Restricted’ countries for two years. This would allow us time to arrange to issue residence permits for all foreign nationals, including migrant workers, and to hold records of their personal details on a database. During this time we would deport all illegal immigrants and released foreign prisoners, those who are considered dangerous by the security services, and failed asylum seekers. We would inflict heavy fines on companies, company directors and other employers who employ illegal immigrants. This approach would continue to operate after the two-year period. No one from the Restricted countries would be able to live in England without a residence permit.
To qualify for a residence permit, you would need to be in one of the following groups:
1. Be over 60 years old, retired (no day-to-day responsibilities), have an annual income of over £80,000, live in England for at least 180 days a year and demonstrate some ties to England.
2. Migrant workers. Migrant workers must have skills that are difficult to find on the English job market. They must be paid comparable English salaries, and if they have set up a company, employ a high number of English workers. However, those granted permission to work in England would be allowed to stay for up to four years only. Thereafter they would be expected to return to their own countries (or move on elsewhere) and make good use of the experience they had gained in England. There would be a provision to qualify for a further residence permit for exceptional intellectual, scientific or artistic merit. Further qualifications would be family links with England, financial resources, and the ability to speak English. They should be able to adapt to the public culture. This would also be subject to an annual quota of 10,000 a year. In both cases priority would be given to those of an ethnic English background, and those from the countries of Australia, Canada and New Zealand, whom we share close cultural ties with.
3. If you have married an English national, you would be entitled to an authorisation for residence permit. Maximum limits on foreign workers admitted every year would not affect your case. Following an uninterrupted stay of seven years in England, you would be entitled to a permanent residence permit. However, if the authorities are able to prove that you have entered into marriage with an English national as a ‘marriage of convenience’, you would no longer be entitled to authorisation for residence.
Foreign students often come for courses of more than a year, but they normally return home after the course. They are not therefore a major source of immigration and are not included in the policy. Asylum seekers Asylum seekers should seek asylum in a state near to the state from which they are fleeing. We would, however, accept refugees from anywhere in the world if they have an ethnic English background. We would give financial assistance to genuine refugees either in their own or neighbouring countries. The FREE ENGLAND PARTY supports withdrawal from the EU, because the free movement of people allowed between EU countries makes it impossible for full border control.
Citizenship
Citizenship laws need to be changed so that any immigrant can only acquire British/English citizenship after living in the country uninterruptedly for at least twelve years. They should be able to speak fluently in English and should be able to demonstrate:
outstanding service to the community
integration into the English way of life;
familiarity with English habits, customs and traditions;
compliance with the English rule of law;
no danger to England’s internal or external security.
They must also renounce any nationality to the country which they have left. A person can only be a citizen of England at birth (whether born in England or not) if he or she is:
born to an English father or mother, if parents are married
born to an English mother, if parents are not married.
