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Rolly

Aug 27, 2011, 7:04 AM

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Mexico’s Drug War Refugees Rarely Secure Asylum In United States

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"More than 3,200 Mexicans filed asylum applications in fiscal year 2010, with 1,671 being withdrawn, and only 49 cases granted — a success rate of just 1.5 percent. In comparison, the U.S. granted asylum last year to 234 out of 563 Colombian applicants (41.6 percent) and 3,795 out of 10,087 Chinese applicants (37.6 percent), according to the Executive Office of Immigration Review.
Nationally, judges denied 86 percent of asylum applications from Mexico between 2008 and 2010, according to the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse, a non-partisan database that documents U.S federal immigration enforcement."

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Vichil

Aug 27, 2011, 8:04 AM

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Re: [Rolly] Mexico’s Drug War Refugees Rarely Secure Asylum In United States

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Interesting, we were just reading an article on how San Antonio is changing and getting an influx of rich people from Monterrey.

I guess the rich are not refugies but I am currious under what type of visa they get in? It is said that there are buying houses and living there .

robt65

Aug 27, 2011, 9:31 AM

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Re: [Vichil] Mexico’s Drug War Refugees Rarely Secure Asylum In United States

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Hi Vichil,

It is very much the same in the Rio Grande Valley (Mission, McAllen, Brownsville and all points in between. Sad thing (for Mexico) is this movement is having a great positive economic impact in the RGV. Employment is up, economy is up and most of it can be attributed to the influx of legals and illegals both from many different cities in Mexico. In a way, it is sad to see that commercial drive leaving Mexico and coming NOB. This new influence is really having an economic impact on new home construction and remodeling of less expensive homes, as well as small supportive businesses in the RGV. Good hardworking people finally having a little success. Mexico really needs such small business leadership and economic growth at home. It’s sad to see the cartels’ most likely being the driving force making such decisions fro all of Mexico.

robt65

Yacatecuhtli

Aug 27, 2011, 9:36 AM

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I guess the rich are not refugies but I am currious under what type of visa they get in? It is said that there are buying houses and living there .

............."They now live in The Dominion, San Antonio’s most exclusive gated community. Jose is looking to set up several businesses in the city and get U.S. work visas through those investments.
“We want to respect the laws,” he said.The number of investment visas given to Mexicans has risen sharply. A total of 10,512 E-1 and E-2 investment visas were granted to Mexicans from 2006 to 2010, a 73 percent increase over the previous five-year period, according to the State Department. Mexican professionals have obtained tens of thousands of other kinds of visas in recent years.

But many of the newcomers don’t need visas. Take Pablo Jacobo “Jack” Suneson. He was born in Laredo, making him a U.S. citizen, although he grew up with his Mexican mother just south of the border.".................

Vichil

Aug 29, 2011, 6:41 AM

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eyePad

Aug 29, 2011, 7:26 AM

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I believe your statement is true of most countries, not just the US. How many asylum visas are granted in Mexico and western europe compared to investment visas?

davidkrug

Aug 30, 2011, 11:45 AM

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I would say it's far easier to get an investment visa than an asylum visa anywhere in the world.

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