AMLO criticizes the sending of buses with migrants to the house of Kamala Harris during Christmas

The president of Mexico, Andres Manuel Lopez Obradordescribed this Tuesday as “inhumane” that on Christmas Eve the Government of Texas has sent three buses with migrants to the official residence of the vice president of USA, Kamala Harris.

”It is a very inhuman attitude because we are talking about a time of low temperatures, so because of their phobia of migrants, their xenophobia, and because of their political interests, they dare to use pain, the need of the people”, said the president during his morning press conference from the National Palace.

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On December 25, three buses with migrants, chartered by the Republican Government of Texas, arrived in Washington, one of them in front of the official residence of the Vice President of the United States, Kamala Harris.

The Governor of Texas, greg abbotthas sent dozens of buses with migrants to states governed by the Democrats since April as a method of protest against Joe Biden’s immigration policy, a gesture widely criticized by human rights organizations.

This Tuesday, López Obrador criticized this action, especially due to the weather conditions in the United States where the coldest Christmas in 40 years has been experienced.

He also said that during the trilateral summit next January, where the US president, Joe Bidenwill visit Mexico will take the opportunity to rethink the plan to implement programs in Central American countries to counteract the migration that affects the north of the continent.

”Now that President Biden is going to be with us, we are going to deal with the issue in a structural way, we are proposing that there be a support program for the countries with the most poverty, with the most need so that people are not forced to emigrate“, said.

And he highlighted that the social programs that he has implemented in Central American countries, such as reforestation “sowing life“and employment”Young people building the future”, have given results.

”We have already made evaluations and we know that with two programs we have managed to keep people in their places of origin, it is the approach that we are doing with the United States Government”, he emphasized.

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Last week, several states in the United States governed by conservatives, including Texas, managed in court to postpone the lifting of Title 42, a federal health policy that allows express deportation of people who cross the border illegally without can apply for asylum.

This regulation implemented by the Donald Trump Administration (2017-2021) and also used by the Biden Government was to stop being used on December 22 by a court order, but the Supreme Court froze the decision.

During the last days, thousands of people have crossed the border with Mexico and many of them have concentrated in the city of Step (Texas), where they have had to sleep outdoors despite the freezing temperatures.

Source: Elcomercio

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