The United States agreed to increase the number of work visas for Mexicans and Central Americans during high-level talks in Washington this week, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Thursday.
"The number of work visas to enter the United States will be considerably expanded," he told a regular news conference on his return from Washington where he met his U.S. counterpart Joe Biden on Tuesday.Esteban Moctezuma, Mexico's ambassador to the United States, said in an interview with a local newspaper that visas for Mexicans will increase next year as a result of the Washington talks.
"Mexico, I imagine, it's an assumption, will have about 260,000 H2A visas," Moctezuma told newspaper Milenio, adding that final details are still being negotiated.While in Washington, Lopez Obrador called on the United States to allow for more legal work visas, but Biden only went as far as highlighting existing programs used by Mexicans and Central Americans.
In a joint statement after the meeting, the governments said they would form a working group on labor migration pathways. During his visit, Lopez Obrador also touted $40 billion worth of planned investments in Mexico by U.S. companies between now and 2024. On Thursday, he added that the spending would mostly go to the energy sector.
Billions of dollars in foreign investment in Mexico have been held up by disputes between companies and the government as Lopez Obrador tightens state control of the energy market.Reporting by Isabel Woodford, Kylie Madry and Daina Beth Solomon Additional reporting by Ted Hesson in Washington; Editing by Christian Plumb, Frances Kerry and Stephen Coates
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