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Long wait for Mexicans seeking US asylum

2012-07-26 10 Dailymotion

Violence has been increasing in Mexico as drugs cartels continue to battle it out for territorial control, prompting a growing number of civilians caught in the deadly crossfire to seek political asylum in the US.<br /><br />Kidnappings have become such a common threat to Mexican human activists and journalists that they are among the largest numbers of people seeking safety in the US.<br /><br />But the US government grants a relatively low number of asylum requests to them compared to people from other countries.<br /><br />Last year, for example, the US government granted nearly 40 per cent of all asylum requests from Chinese exiles, while only two per cent of Mexicans got approval.<br /><br />Al Jazeera's Franc Contreras reports from El Paso, Texas.

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