President Joe Biden is set to visit the US-Mexico border on Sunday to meet with local officials and address the issue of migration. The visit comes ahead of the president’s first trip to Mexico City, where he will meet with Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for the North American Leaders’ Summit.
The president is expected to discuss the increased trafficking of fentanyl and other synthetic opioids, which are driving skyrocketing numbers of overdoses in the U.S. El Paso, Texas, is currently the biggest corridor for illegal crossings, due in large part to Nicaraguans fleeing repression, crime and poverty in their country.
Accompanying the president on his trip to Mexico City will be First Lady Jill Biden. According to the White House, the First Lady will have a “substantive, independent schedule which will focus on our shared cultural connections and her work to empower women and girls around the world.”
The president’s visit to the border and the North American Leaders’ Summit in Mexico City come at a critical time for the US-Mexico relationship. Migration and the trafficking of synthetic opioids are major issues that need to be addressed, and the president’s visit is an important step in finding solutions to these issues.
Key takeaways:
- President Joe Biden is set to visit the US-Mexico border to meet with local officials and address the issue of migration.
- The president is expected to discuss the increased trafficking of fentanyl and other synthetic opioids.
- Accompanying the president on his trip to Mexico City will be First Lady Jill Biden, who will have a “substantive, independent schedule” focusing on cultural connections and empowering women and girls.
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