Mexico could have simply refused, as it historically has, to accept the return of non-Mexicans. ADVERTISEMENTIt is the same relationship that helped resolve stalled negotiations on Mexico’s free trade agreement with the United States and Canada. Crespo noted Trump was getting along better with Lopez Obrador than with his conservative predecessor, Enrique Pena Nieto. “But for those (Mexicans) who are looking for a job, they perhaps won’t like this.”All in all, it will be hard for opponents to accuse a die-hard nationalist like Lopez Obrador of being too pro-American. “I don’t think you have a very strong constituency on this side” in favor of the Central American migrants.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer December 21, 2018 09:45 UTC