Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador recently revealed what the Mexican government says the United States must do to curb the flow of migrants across the U.S.-Mexico border, but at what cost. It's expensive.
fox news digital report López Obrador announced his demands at a press conference on Friday.development is coming exactly one week later The Mexican president met with Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Mexico City.
For Mexico to help the United States, López Obrador demanded that the United States provide $20 billion to Latin American and Caribbean countries. Provide work visas to 10 million Hispanics who have worked in the United States for at least 10 years.end Sanctions against Venezuela; and put an end to it blockade of cuba.
The demands put pressure on President Joe Biden, who has fared poorly in polls on illegal immigration since taking office in 2021. The report said there has been a significant surge in migrants at the border this fall, with about 240,000 people a month encountering them as they head to the border. End of 2023.
However, some decisions — should Biden decide to pursue this proposal — would require approval from Congress.
López Obrador has not been shy about challenging U.S. politicians on the subject of illegal immigration. Just last month, he challenged Texas Governor Greg Abbott on one of the state's new immigration laws.
Blaze News reported last month that Mr. Abbott ratified a bill that would make illegal immigration a state crime. law, senate bill 4, moved forward after the Biden administration appeared reluctant to enforce federal immigration laws. State authorities will be able to arrest foreign nationals who enter the country illegally, and magistrates will be able to order illegal aliens to leave the country.
“The governor of Texas is doing this because he wants to be the Republican vice presidential candidate and he wants to use these steps to gain popularity,” López Obrador said last month.
“He's not going to get anything. In fact, he's going to lose support because Texas has a lot of Mexicans and immigrants.”
But the law recently ratified in Texas does not punish those who entered the country legally, only those who try to circumvent U.S. laws.
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