The newly appointed head of immigration in Mexico Francisco Garduño has promised to drastically cut the number of people migrating through that country
Garduño has promised to cut the number of migrants entering Mexico by 60%. This latest vow comes in a bid to satisfy the demands made of Mexico and other South American countries by the current US administration in its attempt to curb migration across its southern border.
Mexico has already agreed to certain concessions including the mobilisation of its National Guard to patrol the border between that country and Guatemala, and has been granted a 45-day trial period at the end of which all parties will take stock of the effectiveness of the measures Mexico has put in place.
It is hoped that the so-called “containment” drive to be adopted by Mexico will deter and prevent hundreds of thousands of migrants from entering the country every year.
