Central American Countries to Submit Immigration Proposal to U.S.
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 San Salvador, - The Central American countries will present next year to the U.S. an immigration reform proposal focused on comprehensive care for thousands of immigrants from the region, Salvadoran Foreign Ministry announced today.
Topics = Illegal Immigration, Central American immigration proposal, SICA, amnesty, Congress
December 18, 2009
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"For the first time Central America will have its own immigration reform instrument, which responds to the needs and aspirations of Central Americans living illegally in the U.S.," said Vice Minister for Salvadorans abroad, Juan Jose Garcia.
The initiative, led by El Salvador, Guatemala and the Dominican Republic with the support of Central American Integration System (SICA), is in "consultations" with Nicaragua and Costa Rica and seeks to add the support of Panama, Belize and even Mexico, which, Garcia said, showed "strong opening" over reform.
"From now on, Central America will sit at the table of dialogue and negotiation with a tool that allows us to have an impact," the deputy minister in a meeting with the press, saying that they have the support of organizations and unions U.S.
Garcia said that "the commitment of the region is the defense and promotion of human rights of immigrants."
The proposal provides for a fine to immigrants who stay illegally in U.S. and to enable a fund to finance the immigration reform process, in addition to being granted "facilities" to reunite families and beneficiaries to protect their rights.
It wasn't confirmed the date on which the initiative will be presented, then, according to Salvadoran Foreign Minister Hugo Martinez, are "calibrating" the "best time" and the "level" to make it known next year, but did not rule out made during a visit by President Mauricio Funes who is "pending."
Nor was it informed if this proposal would benefit many Central Americans, but Garcia said that in the case of Salvadorans would cover between 750,000 and 1,100,000 U.S. National
"This is an approach to comprehensive immigration reform, in the sense that not only is it the responsibility of the U.S. Government to implement reform," he said.
"The region is also willing to create conditions to make immigration a choice of life freely assumed and not a necessity dictated by external factors, complemented Garcia.
SICA Secretary General, Juan Daniel German, highlighted this effort as a "step in the right direction."
"It's an innovative step, brave, very sensible and very responsible," he said, as Guatemala's ambassador in El Salvador, Silvia Caceres, stressed that "Central America is united" to get their citizens with a legal immigration status.
Democratic leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives filed on 15 December a "historic" initiative for comprehensive immigration reform to allow the legalization of millions of immigrants, but for now, no Republican support.
According to Foreign Minister of El Salvador, there are "plentiful coincidences" between both initiatives.
"We are glad we agree with the proposed strategic lines of the Congressman," he said, for his part, Garcia.
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