Number of migrants from Mexico to the US drops by 50%

Speaking at a press conference in Mexico City, President Obrador said recent figures showed a 50% drop in migration compared to the height of the crisis in December 2023, when the number of migrants reached about 12,000 people per day. Since then, the number of migrants has stabilized at about 6,000 people per day. Mr. Lopez Obrador attributed the decrease to cooperation efforts between the two governments, including the establishment of legal migration channels such as digital work visa applications.

To solve the migration problem at its root, President Obrador said the Mexican government is calling on the US to increase development aid and investment in Central American countries to create more jobs and improve living conditions in these countries.

It is estimated that more than 2.4 million migrants, mainly from Central America and Venezuela, will flock to the southern border of the United States in 2023 to escape poverty, violence and natural disasters caused by climate change. In late April, President Obrador and his US counterpart Joe Biden asked the authorities of both countries to implement specific measures to reduce illegal border crossings.