http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2010/01/24/Drug-war-has-some-seeking-US-asylum/UPI-51621264383090/
The vicious drug war in Mexico has caused a dramatic increase in the number of Mexicans seeking asylum in the United States. Only certain applicants are approve because they must show that they belong to a political, religious, ethnic, national, or social group being persecuted by forces that the government can not control. Usually this means people are fleeing from dictatorships, civil wars, or communist regimes. Mexican citizens looking for asylum in the U.S. must convince authorities that the government can not control the drug cartels and that they are in danger because either they or their families have political involvement against the cartels. Since 2006 when Felipe Calderon took office more than 15,000 people have died in the growing violence. Experts believe that if more asylum seekers are successful in coming to the U.S. then asylum laws will be weakened.
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There has been an increase in Mexican reporters flocking the U.S. more so than average citizens. Mexican immigrants are probably wise, but reporters are much less effective if they are not personally witnessing the tragedies of drug related violence. I suppose that is the trade-off: ineffective reporting for a longer life.
ReplyDeleteIt is terrible to hear more on violence in Mexico. Apparently over 15,000 people have been killed because of domestic violence. The immigration issue is one too because it is so hard for people to come into the U.S. from Mexico, due to extremely difficult immigration passage. I do not think that this is fair to the innocent people trying to escape the violence, and that Mexico neeeds to strengthen their security over gangs and violence.
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