5 July 2010, 8:54 pm
El Heraldo (Tegucigalpa, Honduras) 7/2/10 Some 500 Hondurans emigrate daily to the US San Pedro Sula, Honduras – At least 500 Hondurans leave daily for the US to seek “the American dream,” according to the regional human rights commission. The commissioner of the organization said that monthly, about 15,000 leave the country in search of jobs in the US. However, most of them are deported back, he added. —– Some 20,000 Hondurans have left Arizona Tegucigalpa, Honduras – Some 20,000 Hondurans have left Arizona due to the threat of SB 1070. The Honduran government has sent authorities to the state to lend assistance to their people. The Hondurans are seeking refuge in neighboring states like California and Texas, although they prefer California. This is due to two things. Some Texas counties are seeking to implement laws similar to Arizona’s “which violate the rights of the migrants,” while California is a state that is boycotting some of Arizona’s commercial and economic activities in protest to the law. http://www.elheraldo.hn/País/Ediciones/2010/07/02/Noticias/Unos-20-000-hondurenos-ya-se-fueron-de-Arizona... Read More »
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