Who could influence the outcome of the US elections? The President of Mexico

Migrants were crossing the US southern border in record numbers, international rail bridges were abruptly closed and official ports of entry closed.
Desperate for help in December, President Biden called Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who told him to quickly send a delegation to the Mexican capital, according to several U.S. officials .
The White House hastened to do so. Soon after, Mexico increased enforcement of the law. Illegal border crossings into the United States fell in January.
As immigration moves to the forefront of the U.S. presidential campaign, Mexico has become a key player on the issue of the potential to influence the election, and the White House has worked hard to preserve Mr. López Obrador's cooperation.
The administration publicly states that its diplomacy was a success.
The administration publicly declares that its diplomacy was a success.
The administration publicly declares that its diplomacy has been a success.
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But behind closed doors, some senior officials Biden have come to view Mr. López Obrador as an unpredictable partner, who they say is not doing enough to systematically control his own southern border. or the police routes used by smugglers to bring millions of migrants to the United States, according to several American and Mexican officials. None of them wanted to speak publicly about the delicate diplomatic relations.
“We are not getting the cooperation that we should have been getting,” he said. said John Feeley, former deputy head of the Foreign Office. mission to Mexico from 2009 to 2012. Feeley said the two countries conducted more joint patrols and investigations to secure the border under the Obama administration.
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Who could influence the outcome of the US elections? The President of Mexico

Migrants were crossing the US southern border in record numbers, international rail bridges were abruptly closed and official ports of entry closed.

Desperate for help in December, President Biden called Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who told him to quickly send a delegation to the Mexican capital, according to several U.S. officials .

The White House hastened to do so. Soon after, Mexico increased enforcement of the law. Illegal border crossings into the United States fell in January.

As immigration moves to the forefront of the U.S. presidential campaign, Mexico has become a key player on the issue of the potential to influence the election, and the White House has worked hard to preserve Mr. López Obrador's cooperation.

The administration publicly states that its diplomacy was a success.

The administration publicly declares that its diplomacy was a success.

The administration publicly declares that its diplomacy has been a success.

But behind closed doors, some senior officials Biden have come to view Mr. López Obrador as an unpredictable partner, who they say is not doing enough to systematically control his own southern border. or the police routes used by smugglers to bring millions of migrants to the United States, according to several American and Mexican officials. None of them wanted to speak publicly about the delicate diplomatic relations.

“We are not getting the cooperation that we should have been getting,” he said. said John Feeley, former deputy head of the Foreign Office. mission to Mexico from 2009 to 2012. Feeley said the two countries conducted more joint patrols and investigations to secure the border under the Obama administration.

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