Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has said that his government plans to challenge a law recently approved by the US state of Texas that allows authorities to arrest migrants suspected of illegally crossing the border.
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has accused the US Pentagon of espionage, saying his government will protect its national defence information.
In the letter, Lopez Obrador highlighted "the need for a new approach to the phenomenon of Central American migration", saying that he is "in favor of an approach that prioritises development and opportunities" in regions that are the source of mass migration.
Mexico's COVID-19 death toll stands at 89,171, while the number of infections stands at 895,326.
López Obrador hints at the real reason for the trip when he reels off US economic statistics — the size of the US pandemic stimulus package, the number of jobs the US got back in June.
"Congratulations to President Lopez Obrador - Mexico voted to ratify the USMCA today by a huge margin," Trump tweeted on Wednesday. "Time for Congress to do the same here!"
Mexico's leftist President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has celebrated the reprieve from Trump's tariffs as a diplomatic victory, and his government is racing to show that it is taking decisive action during the 45-day grace period.
"I would like to thank the President of Mexico, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, and his Foreign Minister, Marcelo Ebrard, together with all of the many representatives of both the US and Mexico, for working so long and hard to get our agreement on immigration completed!" Trump wrote on Twitter,
Mr Trump has couched his announcement with the warning that the tariff would gradually increase “until the illegal immigration problem is remedied”.
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador struck a conciliatory tone in a letter to Trump on Thursday following the tariff announcement.
