Alberto Otarola on migration from the border with Chile: “We are going to take immediate action” | Fountain: PTR
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Cabinet Minister Alberto Otarola indicated that the government will take “immediate measures” to address the migration problem in connection with the situation in the south of the country.
“We are going to take immediate action to guarantee the safety and security of the Peruvians with regard to this immigration policy, which, from the point of view of the government, was not ready to accept so many citizens that many of them would contribute in this way lawful and lawful with the prosperity of our country”, – he said when asked by RPP News.
Similarly, he referred to the immigration policy that was applied in 2017 under the government of Pedro Pablo Kuczynski. As stated, “the state must be prepared to provide the basic public services necessary to be able to receive so many people, many of whom – not all – have committed crimes in the country”, he assured.
“Then from 1 million 700 thousand foreigners registered in a country of about 1.5 million people have Venezuelan citizenship.apart from those who entered the country illegally, according to some calculations, they would be 300 or 400 thousand more”, he added.
“In the near future we are going to restore internal order in Puno” | Fountain: PTR
In this regard, Otarola announced that the government is preparing a cross-sectoral mechanism to protect national security and the security of foreigners legally registered in the country.
The situation on the border and Puno
On the other hand, the Minister of the Interior. Vincent Romeronoted that coordination is underway, such as shelter and food for those migrants who remain at the border and are in a vulnerable situation.
“By the time they started introducing a good amount [de migrantes] Those who are not properly registered are not allowed to enter,” the head of the department said.
He also said that after the meeting of the Council of Ministers they would ask Armed Forces (FFAA.) contribute to the security of the borders of Desaguadero, Santa Rosa, putumayo and the north of the country.
Regarding the landscape drainThe Interior Minister expressed hope that internal order would be restored “soon” in the Puno area.
“The population is already tired, they want to work. We recently spoke with the mayor, who just visited the MIA, and they see a desire to change from being different, to things (…) We fully believe that soon we will restore the internal order in Pune in order, many residents wishing work,” he said.
Source: RPP
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