AMLO to Meet with U.S. Officials in Mexico City for Immigration Talks
December 22, 2023Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced a crucial meeting with U.S. officials in Mexico City scheduled for Wednesday, December 27, 2023, to address pressing immigration issues. The meeting comes amid a surge in migrant activity at the U.S.-Mexico border.Key attendees will include U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Under Secretary of Energy Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall, and Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorcas. The discussion is set to occur at the Palacio Nacional in Mexico City, following an agreement with U.S. President Joe Biden. The talks will center around the recent increase in migrants at the southern U.S. border.
López Obrador emphasized the long-standing friendship between the two nations, acknowledging the current electoral season’s pressures against Mexicans and migrants. He remarked that harsh measures against migrants were losing strength and reminded that the United States was built on the efforts and labor of immigrants. CNN reports a staggering number of over 10,000 daily illegal border crossings between the U.S. and Mexico in recent days.
