Mexico to Provide Services to Ease Transition of ‘Dreamers’TeleSur, Sep 13, 2017
According to the Foreign Secretary, Mexico plans to create a job bank for DACA "dreamers" as well as provide legal and mental health services.
Mexico has pledged to help undocumented immigrant youth living in the United States transition to life in the Latin American country in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program, known as DACA.
The Mexican government will create programs that provide mental health services, offer financial aid and facilitate the transfer of education credits, according to Foreign Relations Secretary Luis Videgaray.
Officials also plan to create a job recruitment program for recent arrivals.
Videgaray announced the measures at the Mexican Consulate in Los Angeles, California on Tuesday, outlining his country’s intention to support the wave of former U.S. residents who will be forced to return to Mexico.
“With each ‘dreamer’ who returns to Mexico, Mexico wins,” Videgaray said.
“What is relevant is not which country wins here. What is relevant here is what the ‘dreamers’ want.”
Nearly 800,000 immigrant youths brought to the United States by their undocumented parents, known as “Dreamers,” gained partial protections through DACA. The program, created by former President Barack Obama, allowed them to attend school and work in the country.
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