PAPA Noticiero No. 9
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Asylum Seekers
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[Image Description: At the top of the page, the title of the newsletter displays the Political Asylum Project of Austin logo; four circles each containing the word that begins with the first letter of the organization’s name. The first and third circles are on an equal level higher than the second and fourth circles. The third circle places the “f” after it. In the left-hand column of the page, Table 1 and Table 2 are presented in the middle of the article. Table 3 is presented in the right-hand column. Table 1 presents a chart titled “Ages of TPS Applicants.” There are 5 columns; from left to right, they are titled “Age,” “Male,” “Female,” “Total,” and “%.” The first row is numbered 15-18. Of this group, 5 were male and 0 were female. The total was 5 and the percentage was 7.5. The second row is numbered 19-21. Of this group, 5 were male and 1 was female. The total was 6 and the percentage was 9. The third row is numbered 22-25. Of this group, 13 were male and 10 were female. The total was 23 and the percentage was 35. The fourth row is numbered 26-30. Of this group, 7 were male and 7 were female. The total was 14 and the percentage was 21. The fifth row is numbered 31-40. Of this group, 12 were male and 3 were female. The total was 15 and the percentage is 23. The sixth row is numbered 41-50. Of this group, 2 were male and 0 were female. The total was 2 and the percentage was 3. The seventh row is numbered 51-60. Of this group, 0 were male and 0 were female. The total was 0 and the percentage was 0. The eighth row is numbered 60+. Of this group, 0 were male and 1 was female. The total was 1 and the percentage was 1.5.
Table 2 presents a chart titled “Date of last entry into U.S..” There are 5 columns; from left to right, they are titled “Date,” “Male,” “Female,” “Total,” and “%.” The first row is dated “1990.” Of this date, 17 were male and 3 were female. The total was 20 and the percentage was 30. The second row is dated July-Dec 89. Of this date, 5 were male and 1 was female. The total was 6 and the percentage was 9. The third row is dated “Jan-June 89.” Of this date, 2 were male and 1 was female. The total was 3 and the percentage was 4.5. The fourth row is dated “July-Dec 88.” Of this date, 7 were male and 5 were female. The total was 12 and the percentage was 18. The fifth row is dated “Jan-June 88.” Of this date, 2 were male and 4 were female. The total was 6 and the percentage was 9. The sixth row is dated “1987.” Of this date, 0 were male and 1 was female. The total was 1 and the percentage was 1.5. The seventh row is dated “1986.” Of this date, 2 were male and 3 were female. The total was 5 and the percentage was 7.5. The eighth row is dated “1985.” Of this date, 3 were male and 4 were female. The total was 7 and the percentage was 10.5. The ninth row is dated “1982-84.” Of this date, 3 were male and 1 was female. The total was 4 and the percentage was 6. The tenth row is dated “1979-1981.” Of this date, 2 were male and 0 were female. The total was 2 and the percentage was 3.
Table 3 presents a chart titled “Applicants by birthplace.” There are 5 columns: from left to right, they are titled “Place,” “Male,” “Female,” “Total,” and “%.” The first four rows are placed under the subheading, “Eastern Departments.” The first row is titled “Morozán.” Of this group, 1 was male and 0 were female. The total is 1 and the percentage is 1.5. The second row is titled “San Miguel.” Of this group, 8 were male and 4 were female. The total is 12 and the percentage is 18. The third row is titled “Uzulután.” Of this group, 6 were male and 6 were female. The total is 12 and the percentage is 18. The fourth row is titled “La Unión.” Of this group, 11 were male and 6 were female. The total was 17 and the percentage was 26. Rows five through seven are placed under the subheading, “Western Departments.” The fifth row is titled “Ahuachapán.” Of this group, 0 were male and 2 were female. The total was 2 and the percentage is 3. The sixth row is titled “Sonsonate.” Of this group, 1 was male and 0 were female. The total was 1 and the percentage was 1.5. The seventh row is titled “Santa Ana.” Of this group, 2 were male and 2 were female. The total was 3 and the percentage was 3 [sic]. The remaining rows are placed under the subheading, “Central Departments.” The eighth row is titled “Chaletenango.” Of this group, 1 was male and 1 was female. The total was 2 and the percentage was 3. The ninth row is titled “La Libertad.” Of this group, 1 was male and 1 was female. The total was 2 and the percentage was 3. The tenth row is titled “San Salvador.” Of this group, 7 were male and 3 were female. The total was 10 and the percentage was 15. The eleventh row is titled “Cuscatlan.” OF this group, 2 were male and 0 were female. The total was 2 and the percentage was 3. The twelfth row is titled “Cabanas.” Of this group, 0 were male and 0 were female. The total was 0 and the percentage was 0. The thirteenth row is titled “San Vicente.” Of this group, 0 were male and 1 was female. The total was 1 and the percentage was 1.5. The fourteenth row is titled “La Paz.” Of this group, 2 were male and 0 were female. The total was 2 and the percentage was 3.]
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James Head, Layout and Design
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Political Asylum Project of Austin Noticiero No. 9, January-March 1991
Virginia Raymond, Editor
Nidia Salamanca, Contributing Editor
James Head, Layout and Design
Inside:
Editorial, Mr. Smith Goes to El Salvador
Anti-Torture Campaign
Board News
Outreach Strategies
New INS Rules Aid Refugees
And…
New Stuff
Results In: PAPA Assists Salvadorans
by Cyrus Reed
As of the second week in March, PAPA has assisted sixty-six Salvadorans with their applications for the new Temporary Protected Status program (TPS), including twenty-one in January, thirty-six in February, and nine in March. (An additional three clients have not completed their forms. Of these applicants, forty-four, or 66 percent, were men. We have also counseled a number of Salvadorans who did not qualify for TPS. We continue to take new asylum cases as well.)
The three tables here detail PAPA’s applicants by gender, age, place of birth, and last date of entry into the United States.
The tables show some interesting patterns. Over 60 percent of the applicants were from El Salvador’s Eastern Departments: La Unión, Uzulután, San Miguel, and Morozán. Not surprisingly, this is the region most plagued by battles between the government forces and the guerrillas, and therefore the most likely site of military repression. This also suggests that Austin might be home to a network of families from Eastern El Salvador. Birthplaces of the rest of the applicants were evenly distributed throughout the region, with the exception of the capital department of El Salvador, which accounts for ten of the applicants.
Applicants’ ages ranged between seventeen and seventy; most were between twenty-two and twenty-five years of age when they contacted PAPA. One interesting note is the high number of young men (approx. 15 percent) being assisted by PAPA. This could illustrate that large numbers of young males have fled El Salvador due to the constant military and guerrilla forced recruiting.
Finally, most TPS applicants arrived in the U.S. their last time between 1988-1990 (Only those who arrived before September 19, 1990 were eligible for TPS). Maybe the fact that we tend to see newer arrivals also supports the theory that Austin is a “way station” for refugees. Because of our poor economy, and the fact that Texas leads the nation in job discrimination against Latinos, (according to a General Accounting Office study), our asylum clients tend to leave town after their merit hearings to find better opportunities. Another reasonable explanation is that Salvadorans are still gathering documents required to prove eligibility. For example, those who fled in the early 80s and who could not get documents to prove their Salvadoran citizenship might have to wait until receiving them. Fortunately, there are still three more months for Salvadorans to apply for TPS.
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