The bill aims to encourage more migrants to formalize their legal status, improving access to the legal system and easing the public burden of supporting workers who do not pay into the country's socialized health care system.
After two and a half years, Ticos are feeling the frustrations of a protracted case with Nicaragua in the International Court of Justice over the disputed Isla Portillos wetlands.
Costa Rica requested bilateral meetings next week with the president of the International Court of Justice and United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon to denounce Nicaragua's latest "act of aggression."
