Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Tuesday that Biden’s promise to better treat the migrants had encouraged them to show up at the border.
“Expectations were created that with the Government of President Biden there would be a better treatment of migrants and this has caused Central American migrants, and also from our country, wanting to cross the border thinking that it is easier to do so.”
The Mexican President offered a better alternative to help reduce the numbers of migrants trying to reach the US by investing in their native countries including Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, and Mexico.
Earlier this month, Obrador made similar remarks regarding Biden’s immigration policy, describing him as “The migrant president” for the most vulnerable.
“Many feel they’re going to reach the United States. We need to work together to regulate the flow because this business can’t be tackled from one day to the next.”
