AGUASCALIENTES, Mexico (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Essa Hassan is not only the first Syrian refugee to land in Mexico, his status makes him a bit of a celebrity at the Panamerican University, where students wave at him in greeting as he walks across campus.
Proudly, Hassan noted, his official designation in Mexico is listed on his visa not as refugee, but as student.
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