Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto praised US President Barack Obama on Friday for his executive orders granting new rights to millions of people living illegally in the US, calling it “an act of justice.”
Mexicans are believed to account for more than half of the about 11.2 million migrants living in the US without authorization. Mexico had long pressed for better conditions for them.
Pena Nieto said in a speech that Obama’s plan “is an act of justice that recognizes the large contributions that millions of Mexicans have made to the development of our neighbor.”
“These measures represent relief for immigrants, especially Mexicans,” he said. “Those who will benefit are Mexican migrants who have been living in the United States for years.”
In Honduras, Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez issued a statement saying that “the decision benefits Honduras and tens of thousands of families.”
“This decision makes the United States stronger and will send a powerful message of solidarity with Latin America,” Hernandez said.
El Salvadoran Minister of Foreign Affairs Hugo Martinez said that because of Obama’s actions “many of our countrymen will get temporary relief for their immigration status.”
However, the Salvadoran government also said it is preparing an information campaign warning its citizens about migrating in hopes of qualifying under Obama’s orders.
“We are informing people that this is a transitional measure that only benefits those Salvadorans who arrived [in the United States] prior to Dec. 31, 2009. Any others won’t qualify under this measure,” said Liduvina Magarin, El Salvador’s assistant minister for Salvadorans abroad.
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