During his participation in the Summit of Leaders on Climate, the President of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador proposed to President Joe Biden the program “Sembrando Vida” to regularize the migratory flow.
“The third proposal is to share with you, especially you, President Biden, a successful experience. We are implementing the Sembrando Vida program, which is possibly the largest reforestation effort in the world.
In this, they work 400 thousand peasants who receive a wage of 5,000 pesos monthly to plant fruit and timber trees on their land or plots. Have been sown so far 700 million plants and will reach one billion to cover one million hectares. The budget amounts to 29 billion pesos per year, one thousand 400 millions of dollars ”, he said in his speech .
Although the Climate Leaders Summit convened by the president Joe Biden It was an international dialogue on climate change, within the framework of “Earth Day”, the Mexican president complied with what was announced last week that he would propose to the president of the United States the application of the “Sembrando Vida” program to organize the migratory flow.
“The proposal is that together Let’s expand this program in southeastern Mexico and Central America to plant 3 billion additional trees and generate one million 96 thousand jobs ”, he explained.
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He asked the President of the United States, Joe Biden, to expand the Sembrando Vida program. pic.twitter.com/Qiv8tVhcNL
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The Mexican president proposed to President Joe Biden, to finance the “Sembrando Vida” program in Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador.
“ We assume our economic responsibility and commit ourselves to help in the productive organization and Social. And you, President Biden, could finance the Sowing Life program in Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador. that with 4 million hectares of trees are absorbed 70 million tons of carbon dioxide per year ”, he pointed out.
From the National Palace, López Obrador said that States The United States could offer temporary work visas and even residency to those who are part of the program to plant fruit and timber trees .
“I add a complementary proposal. With all due respect, the United States Government could offer those who participate in this program, that after sowing their land for three consecutive years, they would have the possibility of obtaining a temporary work visa and after another three or four years they could obtain up to the residence in the United States or their dual nationality ”, he added.
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