{"id":23603,"date":"2020-09-09T14:37:10","date_gmt":"2020-09-09T18:37:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/?p=23603"},"modified":"2020-09-09T14:37:12","modified_gmt":"2020-09-09T18:37:12","slug":"mexico-moves-to-control-migration-to-us-immigrationreform-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/2020\/09\/09\/mexico-moves-to-control-migration-to-us-immigrationreform-com\/","title":{"rendered":"Mexico Acknowledges That Uncontrolled Mass Migration Is a Problem"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The administration of Mexican President Andr\u00e9s Manuel L\u00f3pez Obrador (AMLO) diverted more than $4 million from a regional development fund to immigration containment last year, according to a new report<\/a> from the Associated Press (AP). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The diversion of funds from the \u2018Mexico Fund\u2019<\/a>\u2014which provides financial support to development projects in Central America and the Caribbean\u2014to immigration enforcement is an unprecedented move. It highlights Mexico\u2019s increased desire to address uncontrolled migration flows that have plagued the country for years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Mexican government spent the $4 million funds to renovate\nits immigration detention centers, add increased ground transportation for\nmigrants, and to better track and register migrants passing through Mexico. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The decision to focus on migration issues comes after President Trump threatened<\/a> to place a tariff on all Mexican imports if it didn\u2019t address the flow of migrants coming through its country to the U.S. last year. U.S. authorities apprehended more than 144,000 migrants in May of 2019<\/a>\u2014a monthly figure not seen in roughly a decade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The move to spend more money on immigration enforcement also comes after Mexican citizens<\/a> complained about migrants taking limited job opportunities and depressing wages\u2014a similar phenomenon occurring in the United States. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The surge of migrants coming through Mexico in 2019 was partially due to its own ineffective immigration enforcement policies. At that time, it had minimal immigration enforcement personnel, an extremely porous border with its southern neighbor Guatemala, and a limited system to track illegal migrants in its country. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With these surges occurring, AMLO\u2019s administration had to address\nits mass migration problem quickly. Mexico\u2019s trade relationship with United\nStates was at stake and it could not afford to lose billions of dollars in\neconomic opportunities with its largest trade partner. Additionally, its own\ncitizens were being undermined by migrants taking job opportunities for lower\npay. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

After complying with President Trump\u2019s demands and finally enhancing\nits immigration enforcement with more personnel, funding, and tighter\nimmigration policies, apprehensions at the U.S.-Mexico border have fallen by\nroughly 100,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While the COVID-19 pandemic and other U.S. immigration restrictions have contributed to this decline, there is no question that Mexico\u2019s interior enforcement assisted with this reduction. Simply put, uncontrolled mass migration can bring serious repercussions for any country\u2014and Mexico experienced it directly. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The administration of Mexican President Andr\u00e9s Manuel L\u00f3pez Obrador (AMLO) diverted more than $4 million from a regional development fund to immigration containment last year, according to a new report from the Associated Press (AP). The diversion of funds from the \u2018Mexico Fund\u2019\u2014which provides financial support to development projects in Central America and the Caribbean\u2014to<\/p>\n

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