Mexican Citizens Can Seek Political Asylum Due to Violent Drug Wars
Many people are fleeting from their country Mexico and into United States asking for asylum
due to the drug cartels battling for control of the key border crossing.
For many years, Mexicans seeking asylum was denied due to the peaceful and stable democracy
the Mexican country had. But everything is taking a turn-over and things are changing.
In the past week, no less than 30 Mexicans from the town of El Porvenir sauntered over the
border crossing post at For Hancock, Texas, and demanded asylum. Normally, their demand
would have been denied as unreasonable, and they would be turned back. Alternatively, they
were taken to El Paso, where their cases were expected to be heard, and since their cases are
strong and reasonable, they are much likely to be granted with asylum.
Their cases are strong and reasonable. In El Porvenir, one of the cartels has ordered all residents
of the town of 10,000 to abandon the city within the next month. They went in the town and held
a sign in the plaza telling everyone to leave the town or death would have to be faced, said Mike
Doyle, the chief deputy sheriff of Hudspeth County, Texas. Since then, there has been a steady
amount of El Porvenir residents seeking safety on the American side of the border, both legally
and illegally. Over 30 from El Porvenir are seeking political asylum.
Additionally, the cartels have threatened to execute children in school unless parents pay 5000
pesos in protection money.
On Wednesday night, according to Doyle, several houses in El Porvenir were set on fire, and
there were news of vehicles loaded with house equipment leaving the small town.
The problem is getting out of control and according to Shuya Ohno of Reform Immigration for
America, even if hundreds or thousands of Mexicans sought asylum because of the drug wars, it
is not likely that many would get it. It is an arduous case to make and very few win, he said.
It is likely that if thousands of Mexicans made the claim, it would deteriorate the system
incredibly as well as delay their deportations. The immigration court system is already
overloaded and often staffed by volunteers just to keep it moving, and that if it was flooded with
asylum claims it would be in danger of failing.
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