gimmethesimplelife
5-28-19, 1:43pm
That's right, I've got a different take on Mexico to offer today from my usual.
Yesterday I found an article online concerning a well off, well educated journalist from the UAE (Dubai) with no criminal record and a history of legitimate, work related international travel - detained by Mexican immigration officials at the Cancun Airport, and interrogated extensively with an emphasis on religion (journalist in question being a middle-aged male Muslim) and place of birth. One key piece of information for anyone interested to ponder - this journalist is a British citizen travelling on a British passport.
Given the British passport, as per Mexican immigration law, this person does not require a Visa to enter Mexico. However, this person was forced to take the same plane back home to Dubai - a long direct flight to Paris, where French officials were waiting for him and escorted him to a waiting area where he was under surveillance, and then led by French police to the plane from Paris to Dubai.
Points I'd like to make - A). It's not just the US or Canada or Britain or a few other scattered first world nations doing this - Mexico is now doing this, too, and B). According to the story, the only reason it seems this person was denied entry - the "M" word (Muslim).
Gotta say I am disappointed in Mexico. I will still go and I am still grateful for it's existence and I will still sing it's praises as Mexico has been there for me when my own country was not......but I am also dating and time stamping this and will not forget it. Rob
Yesterday I found an article online concerning a well off, well educated journalist from the UAE (Dubai) with no criminal record and a history of legitimate, work related international travel - detained by Mexican immigration officials at the Cancun Airport, and interrogated extensively with an emphasis on religion (journalist in question being a middle-aged male Muslim) and place of birth. One key piece of information for anyone interested to ponder - this journalist is a British citizen travelling on a British passport.
Given the British passport, as per Mexican immigration law, this person does not require a Visa to enter Mexico. However, this person was forced to take the same plane back home to Dubai - a long direct flight to Paris, where French officials were waiting for him and escorted him to a waiting area where he was under surveillance, and then led by French police to the plane from Paris to Dubai.
Points I'd like to make - A). It's not just the US or Canada or Britain or a few other scattered first world nations doing this - Mexico is now doing this, too, and B). According to the story, the only reason it seems this person was denied entry - the "M" word (Muslim).
Gotta say I am disappointed in Mexico. I will still go and I am still grateful for it's existence and I will still sing it's praises as Mexico has been there for me when my own country was not......but I am also dating and time stamping this and will not forget it. Rob