Costa Rica gets 100 illegal immigrants

Costa Rican President Luis Guillermo Solis Rivera addresses the United Nations General Assembly in the Manhattan borough of New York, U.S. September 20, 2016.

more than 100 illegal immigrants are entering the small crucial american usa of costa rica each day, seeking out "coyotes" to take them throughout the nicaraguan border and on towards america, president luis solis stated on friday.

eighty-5 percent of the brand new arrivals are from haiti through manner of brazil, wherein many settled after haiti's 2010 earthquake however whose production jobs have disappeared now that the rio olympics are over and the country wallows in recession, solis said on the sidelines of the united nations widespread assembly.

"the phenomenon has shifted quite drastically," solis stated.

his authorities has set up centers that provide the migrants simple shelter and meals, earlier than they take the day-long bus journey via costa rica to the nicaraguan frontier. nicaragua does not allow the migrants to enter, so they're compelled into the arena of "coyotes," or unlawful courses, frequently connected to criminal gangs.

solis stated the 15 percent of arrivals who are not haitians are cubans as well as africans and asians who make their manner throughout the atlantic to brazil and then trudge through colombia and panama to get to costa rica.

"migration is a global phenomenon and it is not new. but something sudden is taking place, a refurbished flow of migrants is at the pass in latin the us," solis stated.

so far, solis said, costa rica can manage the influx and outflow of immigrants passing through the country.

the united states, however, responding to a surge in haitian immigrants, will end unique protections for them relationship lower back to the devastating 2010 earthquake, the department of place of origin protection stated on thursday.

"what if they begin finding out to stay on costa rica after listening to that the usa has modified its tolerance coverage and is going to start deporting them?" solis said. "it really is a subject."

more than 5,000 haitians have entered the usa without visas this monetary 12 months via oct. 1, in keeping with branch of native land safety officers, up from 339 in economic year 2015.

panama's president, juan carlos varela, stated this week that haiti's economic system and democracy have to be fortified with a purpose to stanch the fast outflow of human beings from the impoverished island nation.

in february, michel martelly stepped down as president of haiti with out a successor. new elections are scheduled for oct. 9.