Nashville, Tennessee – Americans are sharing their opinions on whether President Biden should bow to Mexico’s president’s demand to pay $20 billion a year to Latin American countries in exchange for help fighting the illegal immigration crisis, with many telling Fox News: He said that following a foreign ultimatum would make the United States look weak. .
“I don’t think we have to respond to their demands,” Andy told Fox News on Music City’s famed Broadway Boulevard. “It’s our problem that they come, but it’s their problem that makes them come. It’s like we are subject to them.”
But Chris, who lives in Nashville, disagreed. He said the United States and Mexico need to work together to resolve the immigration crisis.
“It helps us too. It benefits us too,” he said. “We’re spending money elsewhere, so why aren’t we spending it?”
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Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said in a “60 Minutes” interview on Sunday that the surge in migrants to the United States will continue unless Biden and his administration meet their demands. Mr. Obrador called on the United States to send $20 billion a year in remittances to Latin American countries, lift sanctions on Venezuela, lift the embargo on Cuba, and protect millions of Hispanic immigrants who have worked and lived in the United States for at least a decade. was calling for the legalization of
Mexican officials said following suit would help the U.S. demonstrate it wants to address the root causes of migration. NBC reported.
“I think we can do it ourselves,” Gary told Fox News. “If we put our minds to it, we can control it.”
Toney similarly doubted whether Biden would accede to Mexico’s demands, although he said the U.S. should not.
“There’s a reason we cross the border,” Tony said. “Biden is weak. At the end of the day.”
Mexican President Andres Manuel López Obrador argued on “60 Minutes” that Latin America must meet certain needs to curb the migrant crisis. (Photo of migrant caravan in March 2024, ISAAC GUZMAN/AFP via Getty Images; Obrador’s screenshot from CBS’ “60 Minutes”)
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“I don’t think they should be helping at all,” Noll said of the U.S. government. “It would make us look weak.”
Chris agreed. He said the United States needs to be tougher on illegal immigrants.
“Please tell me,” he said. “I think everything is in place.”
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But Gerald said Biden should follow suit to address the escalating border crisis.
“They’ll do whatever they can to stop it,” he said. “We can’t even feed our own people if we have homeless people…Now we have illegal immigrants. It’s not safe.”
“You have to pay the money or finish the wall…it’s risky,” Gerald said. “I’ll definitely help you.”
Ramiro Vargas contributed the accompanying video.
