Mexico earmarks $50 million to back migrants in US
MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s president said Monday his country will spend about $50 million to hire lawyers for migrants in the United States facing deportation.
The money will be channeled through Mexican consulates in the U.S. and also go to outreach programs to defend Mexicans’ rights.
President Enrique Pena Nieto said in a video message to the nation that he had spoken to U.S. President Donald Trump for an hour by phone Friday. He said they reached no agreements, but found space for further dialogue between their respective representatives.
That would have been one day after Pena Nieto abruptly cancelled a planned visit to Washington this week. The clash was provoked by Trump’s insistence that Mexico would pay for his proposed border wall perhaps through a tax on imports from Mexico.