US, Mexico vow to do more to curb migration and drugs
At a press conference in Mexico City, the United States and Mexico pledge to step up efforts to tackle the cross-border flow of drugs and illegal migration.
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00:00 -Fentanyl is the number one killer of Americans
00:02 aged 18 to 49,
00:04 so we have an obligation to do everything in our power
00:08 to combat the scourge.
00:10 -The United States is committed to continuing to work closely
00:13 with Mexico as we implement the model
00:16 that pairs the historic expansion of safe,
00:20 orderly, and lawful pathways for migrants
00:23 to come directly to the United States or elsewhere
00:27 to obtain humanitarian relief outside the grip
00:30 of the smugglers with strict consequences
00:34 for those who do not use those lawful means
00:37 to enter our country.
00:39 Those consequences include swift repatriation,
00:44 the swift return of migrants, and a ban on their reentry.
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