President Joe Biden told the Mexican president that the U.S. intends to thwart the Trump administration’s “draconian” immigration approach while working on policies that address the causes of migration, according to the White House.
In a Friday call with Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, Biden outlined his plan to create new legal avenues for immigration and improve the process for asylum seekers.
The White House release also said the two leaders had agreed to work together to reduce the “irregular migration”.
In a Twitter message, Lopez Obrador called the call ‘pleasant and respectful’.
The call comes two days after Biden signed half a dozen executive orders to reverse some difficult immigration policies imposed by former President Trump, including lifting a travel ban on 13 mostly Muslim-majority and African countries and the strike of building the USA. Boundary wall of Mexico.
In Sunland Park, New Mexico, construction sites of the boundary wall appeared deserted after Biden signed the executive order.
On Thursday, Lopez praised Obrador Biden for stopping construction.
“When President Biden says that a wall is no longer being built, that is what he means. In four years, zero.”
Biden also called early on for a bill that would open citizenship to about 11 million people living in the United States illegally, although even his allies in Congress acknowledged that it could be “a Herculean task.”
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JOE BIDEN: Good afternoon.
– President Joe Biden told the Mexican president that the U.S. intends to block the Trump administration’s “quotes” “draconian” immigration approach while working on policies that address the causes of migration, according to the White House. In a Friday call with Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Biden outlined his plan to create new legal avenues for immigration and improve the process for people seeking asylum. The White House’s release also said the two leaders had agreed to work together to reduce irregular migration.
In a Twitter message, Lopez Obrador called the call, quoting, “pleasant and respectful.” The call comes two days after Biden signed half a dozen executive orders to reverse some harsh immigration policies imposed by former President Trump, including lifting a travel ban on 13 mostly Muslim-majority and African countries and the cessation of US-Mexico construction. boundary wall. In Sunland Park, New Mexico, construction sites of the boundary wall appeared deserted after Biden signed the executive order. On Thursday, Lopez praised Obrador Biden for stopping construction.
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INTERPRETER: When President Biden says that a wall is no longer being built, he means it. In four years, zero.
– Biden also called early on for a bill that would pave the way for citizenship for the approximately 11 million people living illegally in the United States, although even his allies in Congress acknowledge that it could be a “quote.”