Thursday 22 January 2009, San José, Costa
Rica
Central America to
Prioritize Migration
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Central America to
Prioritize Migration
Issues with US
Guatemala -
Migration issues will be
a priority for Central
American countries in
their relations with the
new US government,
Guatemalan Foreign
Minister Haroldo Rodas
said.
Rodas told a news
conference that the
Central American nations
would seek rapprochement
as a group with US
President Barack Obama
to regularize the
situation of migrants
and stop deportations.
He noted that Guatemala
would lobby with the new
US administration to
find a permanent
solution to this
problem, which could not
be solved,
unfortunately, during
the George W. Bush
government.
Since the White House
tightened its migration
policy, the number of
repatriated Guatemalans
has increased from 7,029
in 2005 to 27,929 in
2008.
Another concern for
Central America is the
effect of the US
economic crisis on the
region, he added.
The Guatemalan foreign
minister recalled that
the United States is
going through deep
recession that is
different from the one
that hit the country in
the 1930s, because we
are in the era of
globalization and the
impact on the real
estate and financial
sectors has shaken the
entire world.
During his election
campaign, Obama promised
to work on the promotion
of migration reforms,
but analysts say the US
president's priority
during the first few
months of his mandate
will be economic
recovery. |
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