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Illegal immigrants a problem for Thailand

Ungelesener Beitragvon KoratCat » Sa Jul 21, 2007 10:36 am

Illegal immigrants a problem for Thailand

Thai Supreme Commander Boonsang Niempradit has acknowledged that illegal ethnic immigrants from Laos and Burma pose a difficult problem for Thailand.

On Friday, he made an inspection tour of two important living sites for illegal ethnic immigrants in Northern Thailand.

After an inspection tour of Rohingya communities in the northwestern province of Tak, along the Burmese border, Gen. Boonsang neither denied or confirmed that some Rohingya residents are involved with the persistent insurgency in southern Thailand.

"I can't confirm that they have nothing to do with the ongoing insurgency," Gen. Boonsang said, referring to Muslim ethnic group from western Burma which speak a language unrelated to either Thai or the Malay spoken by many Thai Muslims.

"But if they have not conspired with the insurgents really, these ethnic people are very pitiful, because they are always considered untrustworthy and subject to extreme skepticism."

In spite of being illegal migrants subject to deportation, the community members have long been living in Thailand. "We have to take care of them for humanitarian reasons," said Gen. Boonsang.

After visiting the Rohingya communities in Tak, the Supreme Commander proceeded on an inspection tour of ethnic Hmong migrant camp in Phetchabun province.

After the tour, Gen. Boonsang acknowledged the problem of Hmong illegal immigrants from Laos was a very difficult issue.

"We cannot send them back to Laos although they are subject to deportation," said Boonsang, adding, "In the past, some Hmong immigrants were sent to a third country such as the US, but this measure has become extremely difficult to enforce".

The camp in Phetchabun is home to some 7,700 people. (TNA)

Bangkok Post July 21, 2007
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