Mexican president rejects U.S. immigration budget plan

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Friday rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposed immigration policy, including a budget plan that allocates billions for border security and detention facilities.
At her daily briefing, Sheinbaum denounced the U.S. House-approved fiscal plan that includes 170 billion U.S. dollars for immigration enforcement, saying migration should be addressed through cooperation, not repression.
“We do not agree. Migration must be addressed at its root through development cooperation,” she said.
Sheinbaum said the Mexican government has helped reduce attempted crossings at both the northern and southern borders. “Yesterday there were just 220 arrests … That’s very few compared to the thousands we saw years ago,” she said.