José Miguel Vivanco, director of the Americas Division of Human Rights Watch, explains the migration situation in Mexico as well as the risks and abuses suffered by migrants on their way to the US The human rights defender assures that this it is a chronic and dangerous problem "where impunity reigns."
The Government of Mexico, through the National Migration Institute, has said that it is committed to safe, orderly and regular migration, with full adherence to and respect for the human rights of all migrants.