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04TEGUCIGALPA2478
2004-11-04 13:23:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Tegucigalpa
Cable title:  

MEDIA REACTION ON TPS, NOVEMBER 3, 2004

Tags:  OIIP PREL SMIG KPAO HO 
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UNCLAS TEGUCIGALPA 002478 

SIPDIS

FOR PD/WHA (OHILTON),IIP/G/WHA, WHA/CEN
INFO IIP/T/ES
EMBASSIES FOR PAOS, IOS

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: OIIP PREL SMIG KPAO HO
SUBJECT: MEDIA REACTION ON TPS, NOVEMBER 3, 2004


UNCLAS TEGUCIGALPA 002478

SIPDIS

FOR PD/WHA (OHILTON),IIP/G/WHA, WHA/CEN
INFO IIP/T/ES
EMBASSIES FOR PAOS, IOS

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: OIIP PREL SMIG KPAO HO
SUBJECT: MEDIA REACTION ON TPS, NOVEMBER 3, 2004



1. Editorial in San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "La
Prensa" on 11/3, entitled "TPS." "The extension of
Temporary Protected Status has given to more than 90,000
Hondurans living in the U.S. the possibility of working
until July 5, 2006, without the risk of being arrested and
deported. Although the government has tried to get
permanent status for them, this fifth extension gives us a
chance to continue lobbying and negotiating to achieve that
objective."

"The extremely dramatic conditions, that is, the destruction
and emergency in the aftermath of Hurricane Mitch that
originated this migratory benefit, have disappeared, but the
problems of unemployment and poverty have aggravated the
situation of most Hondurans."

"The physical effects of that natural phenomenon can't be
seen anymore, but its human and social consequences are
still evident in most households and in the country in
general, and that's why we need all the aid we can get from
those who have left the country."

Palmer