US delegation met with Mexico's government on migrant influx
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00:00 It turned out to be a relatively short meeting between the U.S. delegation and
00:04 their Mexican counterparts this Wednesday in Mexico City. Just two hours
00:07 both parties went in with their respective wish lists. The United States
00:11 want Mexico to remove some of those migrants from the border to move them
00:15 toward the south. They also want Mexican authorities to provide incentives for
00:19 some of those migrants to stay in the country by providing them work visas for
00:23 instance. Now meanwhile Mexico wants more development aid for the region. They also
00:28 want the White House to consider improving relations with Cuba and
00:32 Venezuela and to even think about decreasing or even lifting some of the
00:36 sanctions on those two countries. Now after the meeting Mexico said it had
00:40 emphasized the importance of maintaining border crossings open. Just last week two
00:45 very important railroad crossings were closed for five days and according to a
00:49 Mexican trade organization every single day those crossings were closed they
00:54 were losing 100 million dollars in delayed shipments. Now of course with
00:59 approximately 6,000 migrants crossing the border illegally every single day it
01:04 is also a race against time. 2024 is an election year here in the United States
01:09 and it would be very bad for the incumbent President Joe Biden if things
01:13 were to appear out of control at the southern border.