Mexico and the United States agreed to normalize the situation on the border bridges and, thus, stop the economic losses caused by the closures of international railway crossings established by the authorities of the neighboring nation before the increase in the number of migrants crossing in this way.
This was reported by the President Andrés Manuel López Obradorbehind the meeting last Wednesday with the delegation of officials of the U.S. governmentheaded by the secretaries of state, Antony Blinkenand of National Security, Alejandro Mayorkasas well as the advisor of Homeland Security, Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall.
They are our main partners and so are we, in commercial terms, and there is more and more movement on the border, on the bridges, and that is why we have to be vigilant so that the crossings are not closed. That agreement was reached, the railway and border bridges are already being opened, normalizing the situation, progress was made on that,” stated the head of the federal Executive.
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He indicated that the meeting also addressed the issues of cooperation for development and for address migration in the regionas well as the causes of displacement “and support for countries where, out of necessity, people have to leave their towns.”
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The meeting held on Wednesday with the delegation of US government officialsheaded by the Secretaries of State, Antony Blinkenand National Security, Alexander Mayorkasas well as the National Security Advisor, Elizabeth Sherwood-Randallwas carried out on good terms, assured the President Andrés Manuel López Obrador.
He head of the Executive Branch He detailed, during his morning conference in National Palacewhat At the meeting, the issues of cooperation for development and attention to migration were addressed. in the region, in addition to agreeing to open more border bridges to normalize the passage of trains.
They are our main partners and so are we, in commercial terms, and there is more and more movement on the border, on the bridges, and that is why we have to be vigilant so that the crossings are not closed.
That agreement was reached, the railroad and border bridges are already being opened, normalizing the situation, progress was made on that; We also talk about attention to the causes that cause migration, support for countries where people have to leave their towns out of necessity,” said President López Obrador.
The president indicated that the support provided to Caribbean and Central American countries was detailed to US officials, with programs such as Sowing life and Young People Building the Future.
He added that, on the part of USA, the delivery of temporary work visasthrough a request, which has benefited more than 30 thousand migrants per month, which exceeds the capacity of the authorities.
Additionally, there is also a political issue, due to this election season in the United States, and migration is encouraged, misinformation is created.
There are also human traffickers, who are dedicated to that and who organize caravans to reach the United States,” he said.
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