The president of the Chamber of Commerce of Santiago, Marco Cabral said that the efforts to control immigration should not concentrate only on Haitians, but our immigration laws must be applied to all individuals of other nationalities who reside in the country. He urged the authorities take measures to halt illegal immigration, with the understanding that we must always respect human rights.
“The issue of immigration is not exclusive of this country. All sovereign nations deal with migration, from the poorest to the most wealthy nations, have clear rules on migration. For example, if someone illegally enters the United States, that person is deported if arrested,” he stated.
Cabral backed the migratory measures being taken by the Santiago city government. He said that the decisions taken by Mayor Abel Martínez seek to return order to the municipality and make Santiago more competitive, clean and livable. He pointed out the disorder of the makeshift markets set up by the Haitians on city streets that bring chaos to neighborhoods and that are illegal competition to the hundreds of formal business in the city that pay taxes.
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El Nacional
21 July 2017
