Hondurans Leaving for US
By the Hour
About 25 Hondurans leave
their country each hour
to try to enter US
national territory
illegally, Honduran
governmental authorities
said Thursday.
Honduran Migration
General Director German
Espinal said only 10
percent of the ones
leaving the country,
reach their goal,
Espinal expressed the
concern of the Honduran
government for the
situation, which means
that nearly 523 people
leave Honduras looking
for a better future each
day.
In statements to a local
radio station, Espinal
said President Manuel
Zelaya administration is
making efforts to pay
the right attention to
the most vulnerable
sectors of the local
population.
Espinal said most of the
Honduran migrants are
young people and many of
them have some
professional training,
and assured the local
authorities are
convinced this trend
will not change.
Official statistics
showed that at least
50,000 Hondurans apply
for a US visa every
year, but only 10,000 of
them are allowed to
enter US territory
legally.
More than a million
Hondurans live in the
US, 300,000 with
residence, 80,000
protected by a temporary
law and another 600,000
are illegal immigrants. |
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