According with the local press, Cozumel is suffering of illegal immigration witch 35% of the immigrants are working without official papers. Employees from various establishments such as Hotels, restaurants, and dive shops are been higher without peppers making the locals very upset. The local’s argument are that the illegal immigrants mostly from South America and Europe come to the island with tourist visas, after their visas expired they began looking for work, stilling the few jobs that are available. For example a few local employees observed that many of the illegal employees do not have the qualifications either the documentation that qualifies them for the job. They give us an example. A diving instructor in Cozumel needs to have a certification, an official permit to be on board of a boat or vessel, a permit to provide diving instruction or guided tours inside the marine park, and attended several seminars for safety boarding and others. According with the local employees none of the “illegal employees” has these documents. The press and the local employees are asking the local authorities to open an investigation. The main issue is that the illegal employees are not the face and essence of Cozumel. The visitors are been mislead by someone that doesn’t know about the island, culture, and people.
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