Does Mexico welcome dream catchers back?

US President Donald Trump announced the abolition of the "Deferred Repatriation of Childhood Arrivals" program (DACA) implemented by former President Barack Obama, that is, he would no longer take special care of 800,000 "dream catchers". These "dream catchers" account for less than 1 10% of the 654.38 million illegal immigrants in the United States, mainly Hispanics, and most of them enter the United States through Mexico.

Regarding the Trump administration's latest decision, Mexican Deputy Foreign Minister Carlos Sada said that this practice has caused "anxiety, pain and fear" to about 625,000 Mexican citizens protected by the "Deferred Repatriation of Childhood Arrivals" program.

Sada said at a news conference that the Mexican government will urge US lawmakers to find a solution to the situation of "dream catchers" as soon as possible. If these "dream catchers" choose to return to Mexico, Mexico will welcome them with "open arms" and provide them with work, education and economic support.

Mexico is a springboard for illegal immigrants from Central America to sneak into the United States, and a large number of illegal immigrants are found here every year. Smuggling is extremely dangerous. Illegal immigrants often become victims of organized criminal groups, and sometimes they are abandoned by snakeheads on the US-Mexico border to make a living. Just in July this year, Texas police found 39 illegal immigrants in a 18 truck in the parking lot of San Antonio, of which 10 died of suffocation.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Guatemala, Mexico's southern neighbor, issued a statement saying that it hoped that US lawmakers would allow thousands of Guatemalan citizens who grew up in the United States to stay in the United States on humanitarian grounds.

Hugo Martinez, the foreign minister of El Salvador, a Central American country, said that he would meet with members of the US Congress and hoped that the US could make progress during the six-month transition period. The "Deferred Repatriation of Children Arriving in the United States" program involves 30,000 to 60,000 Salvadoran citizens.

"This situation is worrying," Martinez said. "We will lobby for legislation and find a way out as soon as possible."

Honduras also issued a statement saying that it will lobby US lawmakers and provide consular assistance to more than 1.85 million Honduran citizens protected by the "Deferred Repatriation of Children Arriving in the United States" program.