Andrea Becerril
Newspaper La Jornada
Saturday June 25, 2022, p. fifteen
In California, the serious water shortage that affects the states of the border area between Mexico and the United States forces the governments of both countries to work in a coordinated manner, so that the liquid can be supplied and the environment is not damaged. environment, commented California Senator Benjamín Hueso.
During a meeting of legislators from both nations, headed by José Narro from Moreno, Hueso considered that dialogue and understanding between parliamentarians on security and migration issues are also essential.
Brotherhood with California
Another senator from California, Benjamin Allen, commented that the relationship with Mexico is extremely important for that state, since there is a royal brotherhood
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He noted that President Joe Biden established a new dynamic of collaboration based on respect, which in the Californian case is not new, since for years they have worked hand in hand
with the neighbor to solve common problems.
He explained that there should be a direct flight from Sacramento, the capital of California, to Mexico City, since he had to spend the whole night on planes (his flight made a stopover in Guadalajara) and he arrived almost without sleeping for the legislative activity, which yesterday took place in the session room of the Permanent Commission, in the senate headquarters.
▲ The severe drought affecting the states in the border area was among the issues addressed by legislators from both countries. In the image, a child walks on the Rio Grande in summer.Photo J. Guadalupe Pérez
In turn, Narro, vice president of the Senate, commented that this chamber is interested in invigorating communication and taking firm steps so that the relationship between Mexico and the United States is strengthened, especially in the face of the economic recession that is looming.
Mexico is in the best disposition to work hand in hand with the United States and Canada to strengthen the region and boost its growth, with the aim of making this economic bloc the strongest in the world.
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Likewise, PAN member Gina Andrea Cruz Blackledge, president of the North American Foreign Relations Commission, highlighted the case of Cali Baja, a binational community, which, she said, sets the example that many things can be achieved when working together.
