Key takeaways:
- The United States and Mexico are meeting to discuss the unprecedented irregular migration in the Western Hemisphere.
- The influx of migrants has strained federal and local resources in communities across the U.S.
- The meeting between Blinken and López Obrador is seen as a step towards finding a solution to the current crisis and to address the issue of irregular migration in the Western Hemisphere.
The United States and Mexico are set to meet to discuss the unprecedented irregular migration in the Western Hemisphere. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, and Mr. Biden’s homeland security adviser Liz Sherwood-Randall are traveling to Mexico to meet with President Andrés Manuel López Obrador.
The meeting comes as a caravan of thousands of migrants continues its days-long march through Mexico toward the southern United States border. The group is estimated to be made up of 7,500 people from 24 different nations.
The influx of migrants has strained federal and local resources in communities across the U.S. The meeting between Blinken and López Obrador is intended to identify ways to address border security challenges, including actions to enable the reopening of key ports of entry across the shared border.
The Biden administration has been unable to reach a consensus with Congress on funding border security. The meeting between Blinken and López Obrador is seen as a step towards finding a solution to the current crisis. It is hoped that the two countries will be able to work together to address the issue of irregular migration in the Western Hemisphere.
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