Mexico's next president could be on a collision course with Trump over immigration
Mexico’s next president could be on a collision course with Trump over immigration
By Joshua Partlow and
Nick Miroff
September 21 at 8:51 PM
MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s incoming president, a relentless critic of the ruling elite, has voiced no objection to the free-trade deal its current government brokered with the United States.
On security matters, President-elect Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s team says it wants a productive relationship with the Trump administration and will continue partnering in the fight against drug cartels.
But if there is a potential source of conflict in the U.S.-Mexico relationship after Dec. 1, when López Obrador will take office, it is likely to be immigration enforcement. There, the left-wing Mexican populist and President Trump appear to be on a collision course.
The flow of Central American migrants through Mexico and into the United States — a matter of intense personal and political interest to the U.S. president — is on the rise again, defying Trump’s attempts to crack down at the border. Stopping migrants and asylum seekers through tougher enforcement is a priority for the Trump administration. López Obrador and his team have a different take.
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/mexicos-next-president-could-be-on-a-collision-course-with-trump-over-immigration/2018/09/21/f3d934ca-b5de-11e8-ae4f-2c1439c96d79_story.html
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