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President Joe Biden spoke with Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador on Friday to discuss numerous regional issues, including immigration and the coronavirus pandemic, the White House reported in a press release.
“[Biden] outlined his plan to reduce migration by addressing its root causes, increasing resettlement capacity and legal alternative immigration pathways, improving border processing for adjudicating asylum claims, and reversing the draconian immigration policies of the previous government. »Says the statement.
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The statement also adds: “The two leaders agreed to work closely together to curb the flow of irregular migration to Mexico and the United States, as well as to promote development in the Northern Triangle of Central America.
They also recognized the importance of coordination to combat the covid-19 pandemic.
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