“It has also helped us address the root causes of migration, curb human trafficking and enforce immigration laws effectively,” he said.
Salazar, with whom there is a diplomatic pause over his statements on judicial reform, acknowledged the role that Mexico has played “as a crucial partner in addressing the shared challenge of irregular migration.”
In December 2021, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Mexican Agency for International Development Cooperation (AMEXCID) announced the Sembrando Oportunidades initiative to provide economic alternatives in northern Central America.
This collaboration has fostered agricultural development in Guatemala and youth and agricultural empowerment programs in El Salvador and Honduras, according to Salazar.
”Working together, migration intentions fell by 28 percent among young people and 14 percent among farmers, and women’s participation increased.”
