Guatemala–Mexico border
The international border between Guatemala and Mexico measures 871 km (541 mi). It runs between north and west Guatemala (the Guatemalan departments of San Marcos, Huehuetenango, El Quiché and El Petén) and the Mexican states of Campeche, Tabasco and Chiapas. The border includes stretches of the Usumacinta River, the Salinas River, and the Suchiate River.
Geopolitically, this border represents much of the western and northern boundary of the region of Central America within North America. It is across this border that most of the commerce between Mexico and Guatemala and the rest of Central America takes place.
History
In 1881, problems arose for Guatemala when President Justo Rufino Barrios claimed lands in Soconusco and Chiapas. The initial position of the Government of Mexico was not to accept discussion about their rights in that region. However, from 1882 began talks to resolve the problem between Matías Romero and Justo Rufino at The Winch at Hacienda de Barrios (Soconusco), where both had possessions. They decided to go to arbitration in the U.S (United States).
The preliminary agreement was signed in New York City on 12 August 1882, and it stated that: "The Republic of Guatemala dispenses with the argument that has held about his rights to the territory of Chiapas and Soconusco department." The position of Mexico is well seated in their rights of those territories. The final boundary treaty was signed in
Immigration issues
In 2006, Joseph Contreras profiled the entry of Guatemalan immigrants Mexico for Newsweek magazine and pointed out that while Mexican president Vicente Fox demanded that the United States grant legal residency to millions of Mexican immigrants, in Mexico 15,000 immigrants had been regularly registered. Additionally, Contreras found that at coffee farms in the state of Chiapas, "40,000 Guatemalan field hands endure backbreaking jobs and squalid living conditions to earn roughly [US]$3.50 a day" and that some farmers "even deduct the cost of room and board from that amount."[1]
Programa Frontera Sur
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Gun and drug running
The border with Guatemala is the primary source of military grade weaponry – including
Cities and border crossings
In 2014, Mexico's border with Guatemala and Belize had 11 formal crossings (10 with Guatemala and 1 with Belize) and more than 370 informal crossings.[7] As part of an effort known as Plan Frontera Sur (Southern Border Plan), which is intended to limit illegal Central American entry into the country, Mexico will increase the number of formal crossings.[7]
Guatemala and Mexico had 10 formal border crossings in 2004:
- Ciudad Tecún Umán, San Marcos
- Talismán, Chiapas – El Carmen, San Marcos
- Union Juárez, Chiapas – Toquían Grande, San Marcos
- Mazapa de Madero, Chiapas – Sibinal, San Marcos
- Ciudad Cuahtemoc, Chiapas – La Mesilla, Huehuetenango
- Carmen Xhán, Chiapas – Gracias a Dios, Huehuetenango
- Nuevo Orizaba, Chiapas – Ingenieros, El Quiché
- Frontera Corozal, Chiapas - Bethel, El Petén
- El Ceibo, Tabasco – El Ceibo, El Petén
- El Martillo, Tabasco – El Naranjo, El Petén
See also
References
- ^ Contreras, Joseph (June 5, 2006), "Stepping Over the Line", Newsweek, vol. 147, no. 23, p. 72
- ^ a b c d e f g The Globe and Mail: "Southern exposure: The costly border plan Mexico won’t discuss" by Stephanie Nolen January 5, 2017
- ^ MSNBC: "Mexico's Other Border - Mexico once turned a blind eye toward migration. Now, it's cracking down along its southern border" by Amanda Sakuma retrieved June 9, 2017
- ^ McClatchyDC: "Mexican cartels amass better arsenals, mostly bought in U.S." by Tim Johnson November 18, 2010
- ^ El Paso Times: "Document: Mexico can't control border" by Diana Washington Valdez[permanent dead link] December 10, 2010
- ^ McClatchyDC: "Headless corpses spark worries on Mexico's southern border" by Tim Johnson May 26, 2011
- ^ a b Lakhani, Nina (4 February 2015). "Mexico deports record numbers of women and children in US-driven effort". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
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