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AMLO, Ebrard Respond to Trump’s Claims of Influence

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By KELIN DILLON After an unexpected friendship blossomed between Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) and former U.S. President Donald Trump during the leaders’ administrative overlap as a bond over baseball brought the ideologically opposed self-professed socialist and staunch Republican conservative together, Trump’s post-administration speaking engagements have brought fresh commentary on his perspective of the relationship between the two

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Migrants Denounce AMLO’s Claims of Responsibility for Remittances

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By KELIN DILLON While Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) has claimed credit for the record number of remittances flowing into Mexico, representatives of the National Front of Immigrants have criticized the executive for his words, laying blame on AMLO for making Mexico an unattractive place to work. More than $4.54 billion was sent to Mexico from workers in

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Mexico Holds Central Asian Tourists in Airport for a Month

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By KELIN DILLON A total of five families from the Central Asian countries of Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan have reportedly been held at the Cancun airport’s immigration for more than a month, with officials demanding $3,000 per person for their release. After officials suspected their passports and travel documentation were falsified, the immigration officers then reportedly claimed the families were lying

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Kamala Harris Talks Security, Regional Development with AMLO

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By KELIN DILLON U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris visited Mexico for the first time in her position as the United States’ second-in-command on Tuesday, June 8, tackling immigration as the most important theme discussed between the neighboring countries and calling the encounter a first step in “embarking on a new era.” The VP arrived in Mexico late Monday night from

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AMLO and US VP Discuss Immigration

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  By KELIN DILLON Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris held a virtual meeting on the afternoon of Friday, May 7, to discuss immigration policies concerning the border between the United States and Mexico. Prior to the meeting, López Obrador ranted against the United States for giving money to nonprofits that were vocally

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As Trump’s Wall Goes Down, AMLO’s Goes Up

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By KELIN DILLON As U.S. President Joe Biden moves further away from his predecessor Donald Trump’s much talked-about plan for a wall on the Mexico-United States border, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) ironically put his own wall up on March 5 in front of Mexico City’s National Palace, the place López Obrador himself calls home. Last month, on

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