US embassy cable - 04TEGUCIGALPA2478

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Identifier:	04TEGUCIGALPA2478
Wikileaks:	View 04TEGUCIGALPA2478 at Wikileaks.org
Origin:	Embassy Tegucigalpa
Created:	2004-11-04 13:23:00
Classification:	UNCLASSIFIED
Tags:	OIIP PREL SMIG KPAO HO
Redacted:	This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.

UNCLAS TEGUCIGALPA 002478 
 
SIPDIS 
 
FOR PD/WHA (OHILTON), IIP/G/WHA, WHA/CEN 
INFO IIP/T/ES 
EMBASSIES FOR PAOS, IOS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: OIIP, PREL, SMIG, KPAO, HO 
SUBJECT: MEDIA REACTION ON TPS, NOVEMBER 3, 2004 
 
 
1. Editorial in San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "La 
Prensa" on 11/3, entitled "TPS."  "The extension of 
Temporary Protected Status has given to more than 90,000 
Hondurans living in the U.S. the possibility of working 
until July 5, 2006, without the risk of being arrested and 
deported.  Although the government has tried to get 
permanent status for them, this fifth extension gives us a 
chance to continue lobbying and negotiating to achieve that 
objective." 
 
"The extremely dramatic conditions, that is, the destruction 
and emergency in the aftermath of Hurricane Mitch that 
originated this migratory benefit, have disappeared, but the 
problems of unemployment and poverty have aggravated the 
situation of most Hondurans." 
 
"The physical effects of that natural phenomenon can't be 
seen anymore, but its human and social consequences are 
still evident in most households and in the country in 
general, and that's why we need all the aid we can get from 
those who have left the country." 
 
Palmer