Many people are trying to flee to the USA in the hope of a better life. In order to curb irregular migration, the USA and Mexico are now increasing their cooperation.
The USA and Mexico want to work more closely together to deal with irregular migration. During talks in Mexico City, representatives of the two governments agreed to set up a bilateral working group that would meet regularly, Mexican Foreign Minister Alicia Bárcena told reporters.
The aim is to limit the number of migrants who want to reach the USA via Mexico. The efforts should also include the countries of origin of most migrants in Central and South America.
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador met with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, US Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas and White House Homeland Security Advisor Liz Sherwood-Randall at the National Palace in Mexico City. Important agreements have been reached, López Obrador wrote on the X platform, formerly Twitter.
Escape from poverty, violence and crises
At the time of the meeting, according to local media reports, at least 7,000 migrants were on foot in the south of Mexico towards the USA. They had formed a caravan on Christmas Eve. Mexico is on the migration route of people seeking to reach the United States in the hope of a better life. They are fleeing poverty, violence and political crises in their home countries.
Irregular immigration is one of the dominant issues in the election campaign for the 2024 presidential election in the USA. According to the border protection agency CBP, almost 2.5 million attempted border crossings were recorded at the southern border of the USA in the 2023 fiscal year.
Source: Stern
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