Obrador’s ransom

Published March 26, 2024 12:01am ET



Just days after Department of Homeland Security data showed more migrants crossed the southern border last month than in any February before, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador presented President Joe Biden with an outrageous list of demands in exchange for his help stemming the northbound flood.

In an interview with 60 Minutes, Obrador demanded $20 billion a year in aid to Latin America and the Caribbean, an end to the embargo on Cuba, an end to sanctions on Venezuela, and amnesty for all Mexicans living illegally in the United States. Unless Biden agrees, “the flow of migrants will continue,” Obrador said.

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