MEXICO CITY – Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador stated on Sunday that he prepares to propose his U.S. equivalent Joe Biden an extension of among his essential well-being programs to Central America to assist suppress migration.
Hunger and hardship have actually driven 10s of countless migrants from El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras north in an effort to cross the U.S. border.
“What I want to propose is that the program Sembrando Vida is implemented in Central America,” Lopez Obrador stated in a video message from Palenque in southern Mexico. “So people aren’t forced to migrate, and it helps the environment.”
One of Lopez Obrador’s essential well-being programs, Sembrando Vida intends to supply Mexicans with work and support the nation’s farming.
Lopez Obrador stated in 3 years, the program might produce approximately 1.3 million tasks throughout southern Mexico and the Central American countries.
Participants might make a work visa for the United States after effectively taking part in the program for 3 years, he stated, and ultimately look for U.S. citizenship after another 3 years. He did not offer more information.
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