Presidents López Obrador and Joe Biden could have a bilateral meeting in July.
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THE ANGELS.- Mexico agreed to receive up to 60,000 immigrants as part of the Los Angeles Declaration promoted by the government of the president Joe Biden at the Summit of the Americas.
The agreement will be announced this Friday afternoon by the US president and other leaders, where three pillars are marked: assistance to local communities, citizenship options or protection and reinforcement of borders.
Mexico will have concrete actions, according to the Declaration, through three programs, both temporary work, and refuge and asylum.
“Mexico will expand the Border Worker Card program existing to include 10,000 to 20,000 additional beneficiaries”, it is indicated.
The program seeks to meet the needs of employers in Mexico, it was indicated.
Although the president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador did not attend the summit, the Biden Administration defended that various agreements had been reached with his administration, which would be fine-tuned with Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard, Mexico’s representative at the event.
“Mexico will launch a new temporary work program that provides opportunities… in Mexico for 15,000 to 20,000 workers from Guatemala per year”, it was indicated.
The Mexican government is analyzing the possibility of expanding eligibility for this program to people from Honduras and El Salvador in the medium term.
“Mexico will integrate 20,000 refugees recognized to the Mexican labor market during the next three years”, it was indicated.
That plan will be developed with the support of UNHCR, to connect people with legal status with job opportunities in regions with labor shortages.
“[Con esta] joint initiative with UNHCR, the private sector and the Mexican government, both refugees and companies will benefit from a successful integration into the formal labor market in Mexico.
López Obrador refused to attend the summit in Los Angeles, because the Biden Administration did not invite Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela, but both administrations are preparing a bilateral meeting at the White House in July.
Nor did the leaders of El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala, countries that would benefit from the migration program, attend the summit, but their delegations would be part of the negotiations.
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