Mexico's leader will visit the White House, a month after snubbing an invitation to a U.S-hosted summit that sought to craft regional consensus on how to stem migrant border crossings that are piling pressure on the Biden administration
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador skipped the Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles to protest Biden's decision to exclude the leftist governments of Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua.Instead, Lopez Obrador opted to visit Biden in July, insisting that relations between the two governments remained good and that during talks he would push to make it easier for Mexicans to work in the United States and help regulate migration.A senior U.S.
Republican lawmakers have blamed Biden for rising migrant crossings in the run-up to U.S. midterm congressional elections in November. Lopez Obrador meanwhile has slammed the Texas government for measures cracking down on migrant border crossings.Mexicans have more frequently been caught crossing the U.S.-Mexico border illegally in recent years amid strong demand for workers in the United States and a sluggish economy in Mexico.
Ken Salazar, U.S. ambassador to Mexico, said last month the two sides were working through such disputes involving over $30 billion in investment.
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