Biden encountered no migrants except when his motorcade drove alongside the border.
MEXICO CITY — One of the most important diplomatic decisions by President Joe Biden at the gathering this week of North American leaders might have been his choice of airport.Felipe Angeles International Airport
Along with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who arrives on Monday, the trio will spend the next two days discussing, climate change, manufacturing, trade, the economy and the potential global clout of a more collaborative North America.“This gathering will deepen our coordination and advance our shared priorities for North America,” Biden tweeted.
But it was likely do little to quell critics from both sides, including immigrant advocates who accuse the Democratic president of establishing cruel policies not unlike those of his hard-line predecessor, Donald Trump, a Republican. The group of migrants had several pregnant women, including 26-year-old Karla Sainz, who’s eight months along. She was traveling in a small group that included her 2-year-old son, Joshua. Sainz left her three other children back home in Venezuela with her mother.
From Texas, Biden headed south to Mexico City. López Obrador will formally welcome Biden at the Palacio Nacional on Monday, the first time since 2014 Mexico has hosted a U.S. president. The two will meet before Trudeau joins them for dinner. Biden and Trudeau will hold talks Tuesday, and then the three will gather for discussions.
Meantime, the U.S. and Canada accuse López Obrador of trying to favor Mexico’s state-owned utility over power plants built by foreign and private investors, something that’s forbidden under the three countries’ free trade pact.
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