HAMILTON — Abantu abathathu baseCanada basenkabeni yecala lenkohlakalo yamaphoyisa nohulumeni e-Acapulco, eMexico, ngemuva kokuba inqwaba yabavakashi baseCanada naseMelika bethi baphangwe ngamaphoyisa.
UGeoff Walsh, 76, waseBeamsville, Ont., umbhangqwana waseMontreal kanye nowesilisa waseMelika, uthe bagetshengwe amaphoyisa amane bekhonjwe ngesibhamu ngoLwesithathu olwedlule.
UMnu. Walsh nezinye izisulu baphendukela esikhungweni sikahulumeni sezokuvakasha ukuze sibasize bakhononde emaphoyiseni.
Kodwa, ngokwemibiko yabezindaba yaseMexico, isikhulu sesikhungo sezokuvakasha esathatha izikhalazo sabe sesizama ukuqola amaphoyisa asolwa ngama-pesos angu-20,000 ($1,860) ukuze enze izikhalazo zezisulu zinyamalale.
Lolu hlelo kuthiwa lwavela ngesikhathi isikhulu sehhovisi lezokuvakasha wesifazane sicindezela ophikweni lwamaphoyisa okungelona olwalucabanga ukuthi ayeqaphe edolobheni lokuvakasha ngalobo busuku.
Iphephandaba i-Acapulco, i-El Sur Periodico Guerrero, lithi amaphoyisa amane ophiko lwamaphoyisa e-Acapulco amisiwe kuze kube uphenyo.
UMnu. Walsh, ophethe indawo yokucima ukoma eseceleni komgwaqo e-Beamsville, e-Ont., uthe ukuhamba kwakhe isonto lonke e-Acapulco kuphenduke iphupho elibi ngesikhathi enquma ukushiya ihhotela lakhe lokungcebeleka i-El Tropicano ngezithuba zabo-1:30 ekuseni eyofuna indawo yokucima ukoma yendawo.
“Ngangiqhelelene nami ngesikhathi ngizwa imoto iqhamuka eduze kwami, kwase kuqhamuka iJeep phambi kwami,” usho kanje. "Amaphoyisa amane agxumele ngaphandle, angikhomba ngezibhamu zawo ezingaphansi."
Uthe amaphoyisa abegqoke umfaniswano, amadoda amathathu nowesifazane oyedwa, athi akabeke izandla phezu kwekhanda lakhe.
"Iphoyisa lesifazane lafaka izandla zalo ehembeni lami nasephaketheni lebhulukwe lami lakhipha i-peso engu-1,838," ebiza u-$170, lisho. "Bangitshele ukuthi angibeke izandla zami emoyeni, baphinde bangena nge-Jeep yabo bahamba."
Uthe esagcwalisa ifomu lezikhalo, kwangena indoda yaseMelika ekhala ngokugetshengwa ngamaphoyisa amane ngalobo busuku.
Umbhangqwana waseMontreal waqhamuka nendaba efanayo emizuzwini embalwa kamuva.
UMnu. Walsh uthe owesifazane ovela ehhovisi lezokuvakasha wamyisa esiteshini samaphoyisa lapho befike bacelwa khona ukuthi bakhombe abasolwa.
“Kungeniswe iphoyisa lesifazane nelinye ekamelweni. Nami angikwazanga ukukubona.”
UMnu. Walsh uthe waphinde wabizelwa esiteshini samaphoyisa ngalobo busuku lapho aboniswa khona elinye iphoyisa lesifazane. Uthe uvele wakhomba elinye lamaphoyisa amgebenga.
Izikhulu zezindaba zangaphandle zaseCanada ziqinisekisa ukuthi uMnu. Walsh usebathintile, kodwa ngeke banikeze eminye imininingwane. Izikhulu zenxusa laseMexico e-Ottawa azikaphenduli.
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