US Secretary of State Antony Blinken flew to Mexico on Wednesday. The purpose of the trip was to discuss immigration policy. The agreement was that they wanted to get the difficult situation under control.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and national security adviser Liz Sherwood-Randall for discussions on immigration policy. The Mexican president welcomed the outcome of the talks to “directly address issues of economic cooperation, security and migration.”
During talks in Mexico City, representatives of the two governments agreed to establish a bilateral working group that would meet regularly, Mexican Foreign Minister Alicia Bárcena told reporters. The goal is to limit the number of migrants who want to reach the US via Mexico. Efforts should also include the countries of origin of most migrants in Central and South America.
New measures presented
A senior US official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Mexico’s representatives outlined to the US delegation new measures the country is taking. This also included the fight against smugglers who bring migrants to the US border by train or bus. “We were really impressed with some of the new measures that Mexico is taking,” the U.S. representative said. “We have seen a fairly significant decrease in border crossings in recent days.” However, the US knows that you should “never draw conclusions based on daily fluctuations” in the number of migrants.
The number of migrants increased
The U.S. Border Patrol had reported about 10,000 irregular border crossings each day in recent weeks — nearly twice as many as before the pandemic. The Mexican head of state also said the number of migrants from Venezuela, Haiti, Cuba and Ecuador traveling through Mexico to the US has increased. Mexico will step up efforts to combat irregular migration, especially in the south near the border with Guatemala, López Obrador said.
As part of the agreements struck with both US President Joe Biden and his predecessor Donald Trump, Mexico has agreed to at least temporarily accept migrants seeking to enter the US across the border.
Border policy in the US is a controversial topic
Border policy is a particularly controversial topic in the US and is politically extremely sensitive, especially for Biden in the 2024 election year. Republicans accuse the Democrat of allowing hundreds of thousands of foreigners into the country unhindered and are fueling fears of an increase in crime and the drug problems. Biden recently promised Republicans concessions in this area if they agreed to new military aid to Ukraine, which was under attack by Russia.
According to local media reports, at least 7,000 migrants were on foot in southern Mexico heading towards the US at the time of the meeting. They had formed a caravan for Christmas. Mexico is on the migration route of people who want to reach the United States in the hope of a better life. They are fleeing poverty, violence and political crises in their home countries.
Source: Krone
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