announced on October 5th<\/a> their decision to continue the project to expand parts of the border wall. The funding for this project was confirmed in 2019, and the Biden Administration stated their belief that physical barriers are needed to curb illegal crossings. The proposed new barriers consist of about 20 miles in total of new walls on the border of Texas and Mexico. The New York Times reported the administration has stated that they are waiving more than 20 federal laws and regulations to allow for the construction of these new barriers. <\/p>\n\n\n\nOn October 4, U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken traveled to Mexico City to meet with Mexican president Andr\u00e9s Manuel L\u00f3pez Obrador (AMLO) to discuss issues of migration and drug trafficking. In regards to migration, the United States will ask Mexico to step up enforcement at their southern border with Guatemala in hopes to slow the pace of migrants arriving at the U.S. border. The United States is also concerned that AMLO has not acknowledged the severity of the drug crisis and the role Mexico plays in this crisis, as he has claimed on multiple times that fentanyl is not produced in Mexico.
AMLO, on the other hand, encouraged the Biden administration to do more to stop the smuggling of firearms and other weapons from the United States to Mexico. He has also defended the security measures Mexico has taken to deter narco activity and has accused the United States. of making Mexico a scapegoat for the fentanyl epidemic (New York Times). Andrew Rudman, director of the Mexico Institute at the Wilson Center in Washington D.C. said, in response to the issues planned to be discussed between Secretary Blinken and AMLO, \u201cWe can\u2019t solve migration or drug trafficking or fentanyl by ourselves without Mexico.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Flores, Rosa; et. Al. \u201cMexico makes agreement with US to deport migrants from its border cities as one mayor warns his city is at \u2018a breaking point\u2019.\u201d CNN. September 24, 2023. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jcarillo. \u201cFour Americans kidnapped in Matamoros by members of the Gulf Cartel.\u201d Justice in Mexico. March 21, 2023. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kanno-Youngs, Zolan, et. Al. \u201cBlinken Travels to Mexico Aid Rising Tension Over Border, Drug Trafficking.\u201d The New York Times. October 4, 2023. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kolenc, Vic. \u201cBridge of Americas port of entry reopening to cargo trucks as border traffic jams continue.\u201d El Paso Times. October 9, 2023. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kolenc, Vic. \u201cBorder truck lines grow as CBP closes Bridge of Americas to cargo, DPS inspections.\u201d El Paso Times. September 20, 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Reuters. \u201cMore migrants are victims of rape, sexual violence at Mexico border.\u201d NBC News. September 29, 2023. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Shortell, David. \u201cMientras M\u00e9xico toma medidas en\u00e9rgicas contra los migrantes, el presidente Andr\u00e9s Manuel L\u00f3pez Obrador gana influencia ante Washington.\u201d CNN Espa\u00f1ol. October 5, 2023. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sullivan, Eileen; et. Al. \u201cBiden, the Border, and Why a New Wall Is Going Up.\u201d New York Times. October 6, 2023. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tello, Anel. \u201cNarco y pol\u00edtica: la relaci\u00f3n que sumergi\u00f3 a Tamaulipas en una incesable ola de violencia.\u201d Milenio. September 26, 2023. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection. \u201cSouthwest Land Border Encounters.\u201d U.S. Customs and Border Protection. September 22, 2023.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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