The president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador , said that among Central American migrants “expectations were created” that with the government of President Joe Biden was going to be able to cross the border “easier” and with “a better deal”.
“ Expectations were created that with the government of President Biden there would be better treatment for migrants and this has led to the fact that Central American migrants and also from our country, want to cross the border thinking that it is easier to do so “, said the Mexican president at a press conference.
AMLO: “Expectations were created that with the Government of President Biden there would be a better treatment of migrants. And this has caused Central American migrants, and also from our country, wanting to cross the border thinking that it is easier to do so “ pic.twitter.com/TNrZQamuWK
– José Díaz-Briseño (@diazbriseno) March 23, 2021
The mandatary Mexican considered that the immigration policy carried out by the government of Joe Biden is “very good” but that it will take time to be able to apply it.
“ We have been pointing out that President Biden’s immigration policy is very good but that it will take time. He promised to regularize the situation of Mexican migrants and those of other nationalities, that was a campaign commitment and he is going to fulfill it, but the laws are just being approved in the United States Congress to be able to put that commitment into practice ”, he mentioned.
From Mexico City, Andrés Manuel López Obrador pointed out in his conference on Tuesday 23 of March that the government Mexican is in charge of warning the migrants that the he immigration policy “is a process” , a situation in which coyotes , he said, take advantage of people to tell them that it is more now easy to get to America.
“ We are reporting that it is a process because there are also many human traffickers, coyotes who encourage people to say now it is easier to get to the States United … let’s go! … and it’s not like that. Unfortunately there are especially risks due to violence, “he said from the National Palace.
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