Miami, 12 sep (EFE).-representatives diplomats of several countries in Latin America today announced the creation of the Latin American consuls group in Miami (Gruclam) to jointly the needs of their countrymen in immigration, health and labour rights, among other areas.
“This is a group of Latin American countries we are accredited in Florida (USA).”(UU.) “and the aim is to unite to work on issues of common interest to our fellow nationals and in the defence of their rights,” he told Efe the Consul Guatemala, Doris Quezada Guzmán.
The countries that are members of the Gruclam are Colombia, Costa Rica, Chile, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Mexico, Peru and Venezuela.
El Gruclam, said the Guatemalan, diplomatic is open to all the Nations of the region who want to join this initiative which is the second in United States, after New York.
The consul-general of Mexico, Juan Miguel Gutiérrez Tinoco, stressed that the creation of the group is “to be first fully influential” and their intentions are mutually supportive in their “best consular practices vision”.
These practices are related, detailed, with supporting communities in their countries in the field of documentation and in areas to increase “their level of well-being and access to services”.
Quezada explained that on the issue of immigration all consulates are doing an information campaign about the recent announcement by the US Government to submit to review cases of 300,000 people facing processes of deportation.
“Following the announcement of President Barack Obama there was great confusion in the community and there are lawyers who unfortunately are taking advantage of this situation offering immigration relief when it does not really apply.” “The campaign is to prevent our fellow nationals and urge them to find information on consulates,” said the Consul guatemalteca.
Diplomats have also talked about the possibility of issuing a card consular for all communities in the countries participating in the Gruclam, as he told Efe the Consul Costa Rica, Lorena Sánchez UrpÃ.
“We are talking, just conversing, the issue of consular card that some consulates have.” The identity card has no any effect in the United States.”UU., then we could work with any common identity, is a project in the future”, ahead of.
Health, several consulates participated in the so-called binational health week since ten years ago and with the creation of the Group aspire to that more countries will join Latin Americans.
This year they are organizing four fairs of health in October and aims to give access to the communities to medical services free of charge.
A man carries out administrative procedures in the General Consulate of El Salvador in Miami. EFE/file
