Posted on 07/08/2020 9:38:38 AM PDT by caww
“The historic work that both of these administrations — led by the two presidents — have done stemming from one, the USMCA, which is something that we are going to obviously highlight … but also our historic cooperation on migration" a official told reporters.
“Illegal migration is now down 85% of mostly from Central American countries that would not be possible without the help of President Lopez Obrador with the Migrant Protection plan that we worked together on and the 25,000 National Guardsmen men and women that he has put forward to the northern and southern borders to protect people from coming illegally,” ... “Now, based on the relationship between these two presidents and being able to stem the short-term flow of illegal migration and protect people's lives, we're now able to build upon that and have long-term impact with private sector-led growth in southern Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador.”
"One of the things that's an obsession of President Lopez Obrador is,... 'OK, now that we’ve cut the short-term, issue of illegal migration then how do we ensure to deal with the root causes of that migration so that those families can find not only employment opportunities but jobs, access to basic needs, wage growth, and competitiveness in their countries and in their communities in particular,"
The White House will host a dinner after the talks... Ten Mexican CEOs, 10 top U.S. CEOs, delegations, and Cabinet members will attend the dinner at the White House.
"Usually, the official working visits do not have a dinner component," said an official. "This visit does because it, in fact, is a special relationship with a special dinner, and we wanted to make sure that President Lopez Obrador felt welcome in his first trip outside Mexico."
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...
Well I think that’s basically the deal...
Strange but true
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