{"id":21452,"date":"2019-05-08T18:41:43","date_gmt":"2019-05-08T22:41:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/live-immigrationreform.pantheonsite.io\/?p=21452"},"modified":"2019-05-10T18:42:23","modified_gmt":"2019-05-10T22:42:23","slug":"mexico-rejects-u-s-security-aid-as-country-experiences-record-violence-immigrationreform-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/2019\/05\/08\/mexico-rejects-u-s-security-aid-as-country-experiences-record-violence-immigrationreform-com\/","title":{"rendered":"Mexico Rejects U.S. Security Aid As Country Experiences Record Violence"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Despite breaking a violence record<\/a> in the first quarter of 2019, Mexican President Andr\u00e9s Manuel L\u00f3pez Obrador is rejecting U.S. security aid on the basis that money could be more constructive if it were directed toward economic development in Central America and southern Mexico. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a statement earlier this week, Obrador declared, \u201cWe\ndon\u2019t want the so-called Merida Initiative [security cooperation agreement between\nU.S \u2013Mexico]\u2026.We don\u2019t want helicopter gunships. We don\u2019t want resources for\nany kind of military support.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With illegal immigration surging in both Mexico and the\nUnited States, Obrador believes that economic development in the Northern\nTriangle countries and southern Mexico may improve conditions that keeps\nmigrants in their home countries. This includes providing more education,\nhigher wages, and physical infrastructure. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, Obrador is dismissing the fact that Mexico remains\na country plagued with violence, crime, and drug smuggling. Within the last few\nyears, Mexico has demonstrated a need for improved security measures. Below are\nsome startling figures: <\/p>\n\n\n\n