The number of Mexicans visiting Canada has dropped from 280,000 annually to about 100,000, since that country began requiring that Mexicans obtain visas. Mexico has asked that the requirement be dropped, but Canadian officials reply that previously, about 10 percent of all Mexicans visiting Canada asked for asylum and a government pension. Meanwhile, the United States has been criticized for requiring Mexicans to use the services of a privately-operated Visa Application Center, which is said to be difficult to deal with.
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Jimm Budd
Reporting From Mexico City
Member of the Society of American Travel Writers
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