Undocumented migration is a multidimensional phenomenon that cannot be addressed solely as a public security issue, but one of social and economic development, said the head of the National Commission of Human Rights (CNDH), Raul Plascencia Villanueva, referring to the plan announced by the Secretariat of Government Relations making the Navy responsible for identifying and controlling migrants on the southern border of the country.
The issue, according to the national ombudsman,
"ought to address a comprehensive strategy, not only to reinforce security, but alsoThe Migration Law, Plascencia believes,
social and economic issues, in order to guarantee the rights of people living along the southern border and also those in transit."
"is modern and has great concepts and qualities, but sadly, many members of the National Migration Institute have corrupted themselves over time, and instead of supporting migrants, decided to join the ranks of crime," which makes necessary a thorough cleansing of the agency.In the same vein, the representative in Mexico of the High Commissioner for Human Rights of the UN, Javier Hernández Valencia, warned of the risk of continuing to create "pockets of exception" that in theory can only be solved by the armed forces.
"Using the armed forces to perform duties that are not part of their regular operation or their operational doctrine is a complicated formula, because it sets aside a series of paths for operating that are proper to the civilian world. The violence doesn't come from migrants; it is the use of military capabilities which must be restricted," he said.
"In natural disasters, the Army's capabilities are welcome. But to start creating new pockets of exception and think that the only ones who can get us out of it are the soldiers and sailors disregards the particular specialization of military training," he said.Spanish original