Mexico to announce work visa program for Central Americans

Yahoo News, 05/22/2023

Mexico will present a program this week to give Central Americans temporary visas to work on public infrastructure projects, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said Monday.

Such projects require more people such as welders, iron-workers and engineers, Lopez Obrador told his regular daily news conference.

“We need a workforce for these projects, especially if it’s skilled labor,” Lopez Obrador said. “We will guarantee them one year.”

He did not provide details on how many visas would be issued, or for which projects.

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Readout of President Joe Biden’s call with President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador of Mexico

The White House, 05/09/2023

President Joseph R. Biden Jr. spoke today with President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador of Mexico. The two leaders discussed their ongoing efforts to strengthen the U.S.-Mexico bilateral relationship, including the importance of enhancing cooperation between the United States and Mexico to manage unprecedented migration in the region. Toward that end, they discussed continued close coordination between border authorities and strong enforcement measures, in preparation for the return to full reliance on Title 8 immigration authorities at the U.S.-Mexico border, which carry steeper consequences for those removed than expulsion under Title 42. 

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Biden y López Obrador hablan sobre migración, a horas del fin del Título 42

Dallas News, 09/05/2023

A falta de unas horas para que se elimine el Título 42 —las restricciones al asilo implementadas durante la pandemia de coronavirus—, el presidente de México Andrés Manuel López Obrador insistió en una migración “humanista” en una reunión con su homólogo estadounidense, Joe Biden.

En una conversación privada que duró alrededor de una hora, López Obrador también reiteró su propuesta de apoyar a los pueblos más pobres del continente, para evitar la migración por necesidad. Como lo adelantó ayer, la conversación entre ambos líderes giró en torno a la migración, ante la posibilidad de que aumente el número de migrantes devueltos a México tras el fin del Título 42.

Ambos mandatarios hablaron también sobre de tráfico de armas, el trasiego y consumo de drogas (en especial de fentanilo), además de la cooperación para el desarrollo regional.

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Dog diplomacy: Turkey sends Mexico puppy after search dog’s death

BBC News, 05/01/2023

A German Shepherd puppy has arrived in Mexico after being flown from Turkey as a gesture of gratitude from the Turkish government for the help Mexico’s search dogs lent after February’s earthquake. 

Turkey said it hoped the puppy would “carry on the legacy” of Proteo, a Mexican rescue dog which died during the search for survivors of the quake.

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Pedro Castillo pide a México asilo político; el exmandatario se asume como un perseguido

09/12/2022

Fuente: Excelsior

El presidente Andrés Manuel López Obrador reveló que el miércoles recibió, vía telefónica, la petición formal del ahora exmandatario, quien fue detenido en Lima por su propio jefe de escoltas antes de que pudiera llegar a la embajada mexicana.

Sin embargo, ayer el titular de esa legación, Pablo Monroy, visitó a Castillo en la cárcel donde está preso, acusado de rebelión y conspiración luego de que quiso disolver el Congreso y gobernar mediante decretos.

Tras esto, el canciller Marcelo Ebrard informó que iniciaron consultas con el gobierno peruano sobre la petición del exmandatario, a quien ayer un juzgado le dictó siete días de prisión preventiva.

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U.S., Mexico call for Haiti security mission to confront gangs

Source: Reuters

10/18/2022

The United States and Mexico said on Monday they will seek support from the United Nations for a security mission to restore order in Haiti amid a worsening humanitarian crisis, but did not identify who would lead the mission.

Haiti is facing dire shortages of basic goods and a paralysis of economic activity due to the blockade of a fuel terminal by gangs, which has halted transport and left many without food or clean drinking water amid an outbreak of cholera.

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Mexico will skip US-hosted Summit of the Americas

06/06/2022

Source: Al Jazeera

As delegations from countries in the Western hemisphere are set to arrive in Los Angeles, California for the Summit of the Americas, Mexico’s president said Monday he would not attend the gathering at which the administration of US President Joe Biden will try to advance a vision of a “secure, middle class and democratic” region, according to the White House.

The ambitious, if broad, agenda – which is expected to include efforts to boost US leadership through economic cooperation, combating public health crises, countering climate change and stemming migration – has been overshadowed for weeks by rumblings that Washington planned to exclude Nicaragua, Cuba and Venezuela from the event, citing human rights concerns and lack of democratic rule.

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“Ojalá que sí vaya”: Embajador Ken Salazar confía que AMLO asista a Cumbre de las Américas

20/05/2022

Fuente: El Universal

El embajador de Estados Unidos en México, Ken Salazar, informó que todavía no hay una respuesta a la petición del presidente Andrés Manuel López Obrador para invitar a todos los países de América a la Cumbre de las Américas.

“La esperanza de nosotros es que sí vaya México. En la manera en que se trabaje con el presidente López Obrador, con mucho respeto. Ojalá que sí vaya, pero es algo que se está discutiendo”, apuntó Salazar.

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Mexico to talk to U.S. delegation, insists all countries have to attend Americas summit

President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said he won’t attend the upcoming Summit of the Americas unless the U.S. invites Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela and others.

Date: May 17th, 2022

Source: NBC News

MEXICO CITY — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said on Monday that he will receive a delegation on Wednesday of organizers of the U.S.-hosted Summit of the Americas, in which his government will set out why it wants all countries in the region to take part.

Speaking at a news conference, López Obrador said the United States’ Ambassador to Mexico, Ken Salazar, would take part in the talks.

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Mexico and Brazil leaders suggest they may snub Biden’s Americas summit

MEXICO CITY/SAO PAULO, May 10 (Reuters) – Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said Tuesday he would not attend the U.S.-hosted Summit of the Americas next month if all countries in the region were not invited, while Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is also likely to skip the meeting, sources told Reuters.

Date: May 10th, 2022

Source: Reuters

The absence of the leaders of Latin America’s two biggest economies would be a blow for the get-together of regional heads of state, which is expected to tackle issues from migration to the environment but also showcase democracy in the hemisphere.

Mexico’s leader, a leftist, has said he wants all the countries in the region to be invited. It is unclear whether the United States will invite Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela, who are governed by authoritarian socialist administrations that have been at odds with Washington.

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