President MexicanAndrés Manuel López Obrador, asked the president USJoe Biden, the economic integration of all America, an import substitution plan and invest in development to avoid forced migration.
“It is not enough to integrate into North America, this integration is being done very well with respect to the sovereignties of Canadathe United States and Mexico, but it is very important to think about consolidating our entire continent,” López Obrador said Monday at his daily press conference, quoted by the agency efe.
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– Andrés Manuel (@lopezobrador_) January 9, 2023
The Mexican ruler chatted with Biden for more than an hour this Sunday during the transfer of the US president from the Felipe Ángeles International Airport to downtown Mexico City, where the North American Leaders Summit will take place, in which the Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau.
López Obrador affirmed that he spoke “on very good terms” with Biden about his idea of creating a commercial and economic union in America.
“It was a good meeting, President Biden is kind people, he was happy all the time, we talked about issues that we are going to discuss at today’s meeting, at the bilateral meeting, the immigration issue, issues related to the economic integration of North America,” he said.
The Mexican president reiterated his support for the new immigration policy of the United States, which last Thursday announced the monthly reception of 30,000 migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela, although it implies the immediate deportation to Mexico of the rest that arrive by land.
Even so, he insisted that the United States Government and Congress must invest in the development of Latin American countries so that migration is “optional.”
“We support these measures to give options, to give alternatives, so that the procedures can be carried out without running the risk of crossing our country, that the number be increased, but we do not want to get ahead of ourselves,” he commented.
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López Obrador will hold his official bilateral meeting with Biden this Monday at the National Palace, in addition to a trilateral dinner with the Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau.
The trilateral meeting will be on Tuesday with migration, trade and security as the main topics. On Wednesday there will be a bilateral dialogue between López Obrador and Trudeau.
