Central American immigrants inundate southern Mexico seeking new humanitarian visas
by Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times
Jan 24, 2019
3 minutes
CIUDAD HIDALGO, Mexico - A decision by Mexico's new government to liberalize entry rules for foreigners seeking "humanitarian" visas has in recent days sparked a new exodus of Central Americans, many of them intent on making it to the United States.
Most are not converging on Mexico's southern border here in organized caravans, but rather in groups drawn by news that Mexico was offering the one-year visas - which include the right to work in Mexico, travel freely in the country, and leave Mexico and return.
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