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What to Expect from AMLO on Immigration
Dec 6, 2018 | 06:30 GMT
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Highlights
- Mexico's new government is unlikely to make significant changes to the country's immigration policy.
- Seeking U.S. and Canadian support for financial assistance programs designed to curb immigration at source, Mexico aims to promote stability in Central America but will encounter opposition from a White House focused on border security.
- The risk of U.S. backlash will make it more difficult for Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador to pursue a plan to offer more humanitarian visas to Central Americans.
- Creating more opportunities for migrants to enter the country could force economically disadvantaged Mexicans to compete with Central Americans in the country's informal economy.
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