That's how Mexico became Donald Trump's true wall against migrants

Since 2016 Donald Trump He promised his constituents a wall on the southern border that would be fully paid for by Mexico. After two years as President of the United States, the commitment has not materialized, although in practice the Republican has managed to draw an invisible wall to stop the migrants. Mexico

The scenes visited television networks and social networks. Children who have been torn from the arms of their mothers, men running to try to flee, which is very far from what President López Obrador promised: work and humane treatment for all who came to the country.

"Is Mexico doing the dirty work in the US Is the confinement of migrants on their national territory the" invisible "wall that Donald Trump erected at the expense of Mexicans?" These are the different questions asked by compatriots when they realized that Mexico would comply with the plans of the border.s of the American president.

But it's not the ideas that speak, but the facts: the Mexican authorities block for months the pbadage of groups of migrants in border townsThey are not allowed to go to the bridges that cross to ask for asylum in the United States. This undermines the promises of the new mandate of to defend migrants and support them in their search for a better life.

Mexico has also allowed its US counterpart Returning more than 120 women, men and children to Tijuana in which they await the resolution of their asylum claims in the United States. This return program has been extended to other border points the first week of March.

López Obrador, long supposed defender of the underprivileged, left the asylum seekers to their fate with the protocols of protection of the migrantsas Donald Trump did to ensure that asylum seekers stay on the Mexican side of the border.

According to the undocumented defenders, this project involves "Bounce" people in violent areas of Mexico. In addition, he violates his right to legal advice and the badistance of his family in the neighboring country.

The fourth transformation, which, before coming to power, indicated that it was not going to cooperate with Trump's antimigratoria agenda, has followed the line of this agenda in many ways. The main: accepting women and children back despite promises that it would only accommodate adult men.

For many Mexicans, what happens with migrants is a secondary concern of those they personally have, such as work, security and corruption. For that, the government has approved 80% of the return of undocumented migrants through the asylum applications.

Mexico: the wall against migration in Central America

In recent years, the "Aztec" country has become a wall for undocumented Central Americans and has overtaken the United States in number of deportations. This was announced by the Guatemalan Migration Institute, which reported that 2015 to 2018 at least 436,125 migrants of Guatemalan, Salvadorian and Honduran origin were deported. At that time, the US authorities only returned 293,813.

Mexico, as can be seen in the figures, now exceeds Donald Trump's country, particularly with regard to the deportation of Central Americans; However, there are still doubts about its treatment by pressure or agreements with the northern neighbor.

In particular, in 2017 and 2018 – the first two years of the Trump government – The United States returned to 139,452 inhabitants of Central America, while Mexico made 141,367. The result of this overrun has had an impact on the image of the "Aztec" nation.which they ensured have become the "American policeman" or "those responsible for the dirty work".

According to the Ministry of the Interior, foreigners returned by the Mexican immigration authorities in January and February 2019 represent 13.643.

The Ministry of the Interior (Segob) has announced that it would only allow regular entry of Central American citizens to Central American citizens. He therefore proposed to deal with a request for refuge.

The most recent measure to regulate the exodus of Central America was announced last Tuesday as the Regional Visitor Card. In addition, there is a humanitarian visa and a work visa with which they would keep control of those who enter and leave.

Political questions, yes; humanitarian, not

According to Melissa Vértiz Hernández, technical secretary of the working group on migration policy, said that "Mexico There remains the role that the United States believes should play: to contain the migratory flow and already ".

Find the point of balance with the United States left our country without a coherent migration policyso that the neighboring entities of the United States had to defend themselves.

For example, in Nuevo Leon, practically no one is allowed to cross the bridge to ask for asylum in the United States. These people are usually blocked or arrested by the Mexican authoritiesso that migrants are forced to try their luck in other states.

"If we find work, we stay in Mexico"

Maria has heard rumors that from her home in Honduras, Mexico's new president helped migrants in search of a better life in North America.

In the spring, there is an increase in migration to Central America, which benefits from the temperate climate to travel north. this year, a record number of undocumented families are overwhelming officials and centers not only on the US-Mexican border, but in different parts of the country.

According to the undocumented, This increase in migration was motivated by the policies of the Mexican president, who campaigned as an advocate for the poor and the oppressed.

"During his term, sought to adopt a radically different approach from that of its predecessors, presenting himself to the migrants as a kind and moderate person, "he explained. The New York Times in an article of April 2.