US embassy cable - 04TEGUCIGALPA2051

UNCLAS TEGUCIGALPA 002051 
 
SIPDIS 
 
FOR WHA/PDA (OHILTON), IIP/G/WHA, IIP/T/ES 
FOR WHA, WHA/CEN, G, AND PRM 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: OIIP, PREL, KPAO, SMIG, HO 
SUBJECT: MEDIA REACTION ON AMBASSADOR CRESENCIO ARCOS AND 
DAS DAN FISK VISIT AND TPS, SEPTEMBER 13, 2004 
 
 
1. Editorial in Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" 
on 9/11, entitled "Optimism for TPS."  "Cresencio Arcos, 
Director of International Affairs for the U.S. Department of 
Homeland Security, and Dan Fisk, Deputy Assistant Secretary 
for Western Hemisphere Affairs, visited Tegucigalpa to 
participate in a forum analyzing the benefits of CAFTA." 
 
"However, the most auspicious news given by Arcos during his 
visit was about the issue of our immigrants in the U.S.  He 
said that there are good possibilities that the U.S. will 
extend TPS once more, although he said the final decision 
will depend on the results of the electoral process in the 
U.S." 
 
"For us, even though an extension is much better than 
nothing at all, it's more important to achieve a permanent 
and definite solution for our immigrants, to relieve them 
from the constant distress of not knowing what will happen 
to them every time their TPS expires.  If the Maduro 
administration achieves that, it'll definitely be a great 
hit." 
 
Palmer