Mexican Government and Prime Minister Stephen Harper

Prime Minister Stephen Harper: The visa rules, imposed in 2009 to curb bogus asylum claims, are considered a major irritant by the Mexican government, according to Huffington Post. Francisco Suarez, the Mexican ambassador to Canada, said in an interview last year that his country is "really mad" at the Harper government for the continued imposition of the visa and Prime Minister Stephen Harper is not expected to lift visa requirements on Mexican travellers during his upcoming trip to the country, a senior government source told CBC News. "The restrictions have helped reduce bogus claims by approximately 85 per cent and there is no intention of lifting the visa requirements on this trip," the senior government source said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.