Over the past year, Mexico has demonstrated that, when it wants to stem the flow of migrants attempting to cross the US border, it can. So, why did former Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador allow migration to surge during a critical moment in the US presidential campaign?
MEXICO CITY – There is no question that immigration was a defining issue in last month’s US presidential election. Donald Trump used the growing number of asylum seekers and economic migrants entering the United States from early 2021 through the beginning of this year to argue that President Joe Biden’s administration – including his vice president, and Trump’s opponent, Kamala Harris – had been “soft on immigration.” This narrative helped Trump win the election. But how credible was it?
MEXICO CITY – There is no question that immigration was a defining issue in last month’s US presidential election. Donald Trump used the growing number of asylum seekers and economic migrants entering the United States from early 2021 through the beginning of this year to argue that President Joe Biden’s administration – including his vice president, and Trump’s opponent, Kamala Harris – had been “soft on immigration.” This narrative helped Trump win the election. But how credible was it?