Change.org Petition Urges Mexico to Take 10,000 Syrian Refugees Mexico News Daily
go to original September 6, 2015

Contribution to the crisis in Syria would equal that of Canada (EPA/Jamal Nasrallah)

An online petition that has picked up over 15,000 signatures in its first few days is urging the Mexican government to take an international leadership role and permit the immigration of 10,000 Syrian refugees.

A Texas-based lawyer who studied and worked in Mexico launched the petition at Change.org, pointing out that this country “has a long tradition of providing asylum.”

To make his argument, Nelson Olavarrieta points out that Spanish refugees who arrived in the 1930s during the Spanish civil war — more than 100,000 came to Mexico during that period — made a significant contribution to their adopted country.

As one of the top 15 global economies, Mexico should exercise its leadership in the world in a humanitarian way, reads the petition.

The 10,000 Syrians could be transported by the Mexican Navy and given asylum by all 31 states and the Federal District in accordance with their capacity.

Some National Action Party senators have expressed their support for Olavarrieta’s proposal, as has writer and historian León Krauze, according to Olavarrieta.

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