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waltky · Apr 29, 2016

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New Ambassador Wants to Help Mexicans to Avoid Deportation After Committing Crimes
April 28, 2016 Mexicos new ambassador to Washington plans to make a top priority helping Mexicans living in the U.S. to get citizenship to avoid deportation if they commit crimes.

At a press conference last week Ambassador Carlos Manuel Sada Solana said obtaining citizenship is a very important protection mechanism for Mexican citizens with legal residence in the U.S. because without citizenship they could still be deported for criminal acts. A lot of people think that just because they are legal residents they are not vulnerable to deportation and thats not the case, the ambassador said, in remarks later published on a government website. Someone, in spite of being a legal resident, if they commit a crime tomorrow, they could be deported, Sada said. Its not that way for someone who has citizenship. The new envoy said there could be up to six million undocumented Mexicans living in the U.S.

Carlos Sada, Mexico's new ambassador to the U.S., speaks during a news conference in Mexico City

The 49 Mexican consulates in the U.S., which provide services to Mexican citizens including assistance obtaining birth certificates and drivers licenses, do not ask whether a person is living legally in the U.S. We never ask their immigration status, Sada said. For us, a Mexican is a Mexican in whatever location they find themselves in. He noted that Mexico has a well-developed reaction mechanism for providing assistance to Mexicans facing deportation proceedings in the U.S. The goal is that no Mexicans are deported and that the corresponding legal process is followed. Sadas appointment was unanimously approved by the Mexican Senate earlier this month. He replaces Miguel Basáñez Ebergenyi, who served for only seven months.

Some Mexican consulates in the U.S., with the help of outside groups, currently help Mexicans that want to obtain American citizenship, by providing space for citizenship promotion events. One such group, The New Americans Campaign United for Citizenship, notes on its website that Consulates are trusted sources of immigration information and are prime locations for community-serving events, such as naturalization workshops. They also have community outreach staff and daily contact with hundreds of Mexican nationals. In Texas, Catholic Charities of Dallas has held two naturalization workshops this year at the Mexican consulate in the city, according to Jenna Carl Jabara, the organizations deputy director of immigration and legal services.

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