1. Migration
As border apprehensions of undocumented migrants reach record levels, the Biden and L贸pez Obrador (AMLO) administrations strive to collaborate to reduce the flow and improve the treatment of those who reach the Mexico-U.S. border. Following the Biden administration鈥檚 recent acknowledgement of Mexico鈥檚 concerns about the treatment of migrants, the L贸pez Obrador administration accepted resumption of the Migration Protection Protocols (aka 鈥淩emain in Mexico鈥), which the Biden administration sought unsuccessfully to terminate. Collaboration is also underway to address the drivers of migration from Central America鈥檚 Northern Triangle. Expansion of Mexico鈥檚 tree-planting 鈥淪embrando Vida鈥 program may provide immediate cash transfers while the new 鈥淪embrando Oportunidades鈥 program provides skills development opportunities. Until these efforts bear fruit, sizable groups of migrants seeking to cross Mexico in caravans offer AMLO a bargaining chip for use in other areas of the bilateral relationship.