Trump Administration and Mexico's New Government Discuss "Remain in Mexico" Migration Plan
Andrés Manuel López Obrador was sworn into office on Saturday as Mexico's new president. Following this, his top cabinet members went to Washington DC to discuss a new agreement called the "Remain in Mexico" plan. This plan would make it so asylum seekers have to wait outside the US while their claims are processed, instead of them living and working in the US. Mexico's new administration as well as US officials are worried about there being continual unrest at the Tijuana boarder where most of the 8,000 members of the caravan have settled, but while both governments have agreed on the plan's basic outline, it hasn't yet been finalized.
The new Mexican government has claimed that they are "preparing to host thousands of Central Americans while they await to see refuge to the United States" as well as that "they have 100,000 jobs available for Central Americans willing to work in factories along Mexico’s northern border as well as on infrastructure projects in the country’s impoverished southern states." López Obrador's government ultimately seeks to increase the development in Central America so that the people don't have to leave their homes in the first place. They also want the US to help their efforts by putting roughly 20 billion dollars towards a recovery plan. "Trump administration officials have said privately they are prepared to commit significant resources to an agreement that keeps Central American asylum seekers on Mexican soil because such a deal would save millions of dollars in detention and enforcement costs".
US officials think that the "Remain in Mexico" plan has a good chance of getting migrants to stop leaving Central America in such big groups, knowing they will not be able to easily cross the US border and get released from custody while they are waiting for a far away court date.
Questions: - What do you think about this plan in general? Do you think that the US owes it to Mexico and Central America to help aid their efforts of development?
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