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AMLO and Migration President Trump failed to deliver on his promise to make Mexico pay for the border wall. But he nonetheless succeeded in collaborating with Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) to reduce migratory flows. Indeed, a hallmark of their relationship was AMLO’s willingness to commit precious resources to stem the flow of Central American transmigration through Mexican territory. Through the Migration Protection Protocols (aka “Remain in Mexico”), and a powerful deployment of Mexico’s newly-created Guardia Nacional (National Guard), Central American migrants were deterred from attempting the journey northwards. This development relieved much of the pressure once created on the Southwest border of the United States. The Biden administration fears a renewed surge in migration if AMLO decides that the cost of continuing such efforts is too great— and Mexico’s President surely will attempt to use this decision as a bargaining chip in the bilateral relationship.
Featured Experts: Andrew Rudman, Director, Mexico Institute Duncan Wood, Vice President, Strategy and New Initiatives Earl Anthony Wayne, Public Policy Fellow, Mexico Institute Co-chair of the Mexico Institute advisory board 21
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