Tapachula, in Chiapas, is a city located on the southern border of Mexico, where hundreds of immigrants gather to begin their journey to the United States, but they face robberies, extortions, kidnappings and more, which they experience from traffickers, for What they ask the elected president of the country, Claudia Sheinbaum, to protect them from so much violence.
During a procession of agents of the human mobility pastoral of the Catholic Church, those attending the 110th World Day of Migrants and Refugees in Tapachula, called on the Mexican Government to provide free and safe passage to be able to move to the border. with the United States.
“We feel insecure”
Evelin Leonel Villanueva, from Honduras, requested support from Claudia Sheinbaum to expedite appointments at the Mexican Commission for Refugee Assistance (Comar), since she stated that there is a delay of six months, the time they remain in the city.
“We feel insecure, but at the same time safe with the Mexicans who help us, who can give us free passage to the border and who provide us with transportation for low-income people and it is difficult for us to reach the border with custody to be able to reach the family,” the migrant told EFE.
On October 1, Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, 62, will be named the first president in the history of Mexico, after obtaining the majority of the votes on June 2, according to local media reports.
They ask for greater security
A migrant from Guatemala, identified as Rosalba, thanked the country for its hospitality, but at the same time asked for understanding and greater security, since it is difficult to survive without having a job and waiting for so many months to obtain authorization to continue on her way.
As an example of this, Rosalba entered Mexico in 2022, but was deported to her country, which cost her the life of a son.
“They killed him (their son) and they wanted to kill another one, which is why I am in Mexico, asking for asylum. However, it has been difficult because I fear that the people who follow them may know where we are,” he shared with EFE.
They seek a better quality of life
For her part, Noemi Martínez Zacarias, in charge of the Catholic Church, explained that the procession of migrants seeks to make visible and raise awareness that they are people who migrate in search of a better quality of life, since many leave their countries due to political and social problems. insecurity.
About 500 people from Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Haiti, El Salvador, Cuba, Honduras participated in this group, who aim to reach the United States, where they believe they will be able to lead a better quality life.
“There is not much sensitivity on the part of the people, they still have rejection against the migrant brothers. For this reason, this week is being done to raise awareness of love, affection, through the faith of the Catholic Church towards people on the move, and for this reason, there are LGBTT migrants who have also joined,” he highlighted.
The walk left the Tapachula Floral Clock, traveled about 10 streets and arrived at the church of the San José El Edén neighborhood, where a multicultural mass and other events were held.
With information from EFE
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