WASHINGTON, April 30 — US President Joe Biden and his Mexican counterpart Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador met virtually yesterdayto discuss “unprecedented” flows of migrants and refugees at the countries’ shared border, a major political headache for the White House ahead of November elections....
WASHINGTON, April 30 — US President Joe Biden and his Mexican counterpart Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador met virtually yesterdayto discuss “unprecedented” flows of migrants and refugees at the countries’ shared border, a major political headache for the White House ahead of November elections.
The two nations are inextricably tied through trade, culture and the violent narcotics industry. However, looming over everything is the quandary of how to manage both legal and illegal migration. Lopez Obrador tweeted after the call that Mexican foreign minister Marcelo Ebrard will travel to Washington on Monday to discuss “issues of cooperation for development” and the Summit of the Americas.
US administrations for decades have struggled with how to combine a reliance on cheap migrant labour while controlling the flow of undocumented arrivals, including asylum seekers. Opponents see the rule as no longer justified, but Republicans and even some of Biden’s own party warn that lifting the measure will trigger an uncontrolled surge across the border. Although the rule was set to expire May 23, a court order means it remains in place for now.
But where Trump made political capital with a project to reinforce barriers and walls along the border, as well as threatening trade tariffs on Mexico, the Biden administration is doubling down on its theory that only a more complex, collaborative approach can work.
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