The International Organization for Migration ( IOM/UN Migration ) today recognized Nuevo León's experience in migration matters in a report prepared jointly with its authorities, which analyzes its current public migration policy, points out its good practices in the matter and suggests some areas of opportunity to serve migrants in the state. “I highlight the relevance of Nuevo León having joined this initiative, not only because of its geographical location in the northeast of Mexico, where various migratory flows converge, but also because it is the state in ninth position among the 32 federal entities. in number of immigrants. We trust that the findings of this report will serve to make decisions for the benefit of the migrant population,” said Dana Graber Ladek, IOM Chief of Mission, in the presentation of the document. At the event, which was attended by Rocío González, head of the Migration Policy, Registration and Identity of Persons Unit (UPMRIP) of the Ministry of the Interior; Javier Luis Navarro Velasco, Secretary of the Government of Nuevo León; Martha Patricia Herrera , head of the state's Secretary of Equality and Inclusion; Yoselyn Manzano, Migration Policy Officer of the Migration Governance Indicators Project (IGM) of the IOM at the global level; and Laura Canché, coordinator of the IOM Labor Migration Unit in Mexico, the most notable results of the diagnosis were announced.
Good practices within the migration governance report Among the good practices identified in the migration governance report, the implementation of the “New Route: include to be equal” policy stood out, which considers actions in food, housing, livelihoods, education and health that benefit the migrant population. ; as well as the Equality and Inclusion Space for Migrants, Refugees, Displaced and Returned Persons (EIIPMRDR), where guidance is offered on access Iran Phone Number List to rights, immigration procedures, legal and psychosocial advice, liaison with consulates, socioeconomic studies and connection with social programs. Likewise, it was mentioned that the state has various inter-institutional coordination mechanisms such as the Roundtable on Migrant Children and the Commission for the Protection of the Rights of Migrant, Refugee, Displaced and Returned Girls, Boys and Adolescents; and they have a draft Protocol for Attention to People in Mixed Migratory Flows which plans to respond in emergency situations arising from the arrival of migrants with international protection needs. migration governance report “This is a reference document with which we are working based on a set of coherent, inclusive and balanced principles and objectives, which allow us to provide essential elements to facilitate migration in a safe, orderly, regular and responsible manner under of the planned and well-managed immigration policies in our state,” highlighted the Secretary of Equality and Inclusion, Martha Herrera, after receiving the report.
It means that, for the first time in the history of Nuevo León, these indicators will allow us to map around 90 indicators related to 6 dimensions of analysis, among them: human rights, integrated government, strategic alliances, socioeconomic integration, management of borders among others,” he specified. Regarding the areas of opportunity to be addressed, it was indicated that it is important to design a state migration strategy in a programmatic document, establish consultative bodies which include representatives of migrant communities and generate formal alliances with the private sector, given the advanced work of the authorities. premises with some companies to facilitate access to formal employment for migrants. The need to develop specific measures to combat labor exploitation of migrants and to frequently publish information on anti-human trafficking activities at the state level was also discussed. With the presentation of this migration governance report, so far in Mexico the Migration Governance Indicators (IGM) methodology has been implemented in 11 federal entities: Chihuahua, Oaxaca, Guanajuato, Tamaulipas, Durango, Guerrero, Michoacán, Ciudad de Mexico, Zacatecas, Tabasco and Nuevo León.