Candidate Xóchitl Gálvez promised this Sunday, during the last debate prior to the presidential elections, that if she wins, she will "bring order" to Mexico's southern border.
It must be very clear that today the southern border is in the hands of criminals, today criminals control migration, and that is very serious," emphasized Gálvez, from the opposition coalition Force and Heart for Mexico, during the third and final debate organized by the National Electoral Institute, reported Telemundo 51.
With the presidential elections just around the corner, on June 2nd, the different candidates focused their arguments around the topic of migration, according to the mentioned television channel.
The migration policy implemented by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO), of the Morena party and the political initiative known as the "fourth transformation" or "4T", was harshly criticized by Gálvez.
"He bent over to Donald Trump (2017-2021) accepting the return of migrants from other countries without demanding that at least there be a regularization of our compatriots living in the United States," pointed out the candidate who recently promised to end the hiring of Cuban doctors if she wins elections in Mexico.
While Gálvez attacked AMLO's government, accusing it of "bending" to former U.S. President Trump, the other opposition candidate, Jorge Álvarez Máynez of the Citizen Movement (MC), demanded "more firmness."
Álvarez insisted that he will be a president who will defend Mexicans wherever they may be, and also pointed out that "to demand respect at the northern border, we must respect human rights at the southern border, stop being the backyard of the United States," he commented.
Regarding this, even though he questioned AMLO's attitude towards the United States, he also recalled that Trump visited the country as a candidate when President Enrique Peña Nieto (2012-2018) from the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) was in power, which is now supporting Gálvez.
According to him, it is important to consider that Mexico "needs firmness and intelligence in its relationship with the United States, especially if a racist like Trump comes to power. Peña Nieto received Trump and campaigned for him, a shame."
Finally, the MC candidate insisted that it will be a challenge if Trump returns to the White House after the U.S. elections next November, pointing out the effects of both countries having presidential elections this year.
Regarding the issue, the candidate and representative of the Morena party - the same as AMLO's - Claudia Sheinbaum, acknowledged during the debate that it is necessary to reform the National Institute of Migration and the Mexican Commission for Refugee Assistance, better known as Comar.
Sheinbaum praised AMLO's work in foreign policy and assured that she will continue with the idea of addressing the causes of migration, as reported by CNN.
The topic of migration has gained notoriety among candidates and the general population because a record of over 782,000 irregular migrants was reported in 2023, representing an annual increase of nearly 77%.
Recently, the presidents of the United States and Mexico announced that they will take immediate measures to "significantly" reduce irregular crossings of migrants at the border between both countries.
Joe Biden and Andrés Manuel López Obrador issued a joint statement revealing that they spoke on the phone on Sunday, April 28th, about their ongoing commitment to strengthen bilateral and regional cooperation for the benefit of their peoples.
In the short term, the two leaders ordered their national security teams to work together to immediately implement specific measures to significantly reduce irregular border crossings while protecting human rights, the text details.
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