Journalist in B.C. fears deportation to Mexico
Journalist in B.C. fears deportation to Mexico
Mother of 2 concerned about harm to family for book she wrote
CBC News Posted: Jan 19, 2012 9:13 PM PT Last Updated: Jan 19, 2012 9:36 PM PT
A Mexican journalist is fighting to stay in Canada says she is worried about the safety of her family and herself if she's deported.
Karla Ramirez fled from Mexico to B.C. in 2008 after trying to uncover suspected corruption inside the Mexican government's cultural affairs department, and she has written a book about what she discovered in her investigation.
Ramirez, 38, says she and her family have been threatened and claims powerful officials in the Mexican government are trying to silence her.
"I am here to say that if something bad happens to me or my family, it is because of what I wrote and who I name in this book," Ramirez told a Vancouver news conference Thursday.
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