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Last Updated: Feb 13, 2017 - 1:45:37 AM |
The
Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), José
Miguel Insulza, welcomed the initiative announced November 20th by the
President of the United States, Barack Obama, that benefits nearly five
million undocumented people, and said “this is the fruit of the struggle
they have carried forward for years to achieve a migratory status that
distances them from illegality and brings them closer to a life of
dignity in this country.”
Secretary General Insulza highlighted “the courage of the U.S.
executive, who decided to move forward toward a fair goal that did not
deserve to be further postponed.” He added that, with this action,
“President Obama recognizes the contribution that these millions of
workers make every day to the greatness of the United States, and the
need to normalize their presence in the country.”
The OAS leader highlighted that the executive action announced by
President Obama “benefits many immigrants from the member countries of
the Organization of American States.” In this sense, the leader of the
multilateral institution said he shares “the happiness felt today in
many Latin American and Caribbean homes,” and expressed his hope that “a
comprehensive legislative solution can be found to this problem of
hemispheric interest.”
For more information, please visit the OAS Website at www.oas.org.
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