Andres
Manuel Lopez Obrador
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Undated: Andrés
Manuel López Obrador (born 13 November 1953),
commonly referred to by his initials AMLO,[2][3]
is a Mexican politician serving since 2018 as the 58th
President of Mexico.
Following accusations that his campaign was influenced by
Venezuela's
government and that he was a mirror image of Donald Trump, López Obrador stated,
"No to
Chavismo, no to
Trumpismo; yes to
Juarismo, yes to
Maderismo, yes to
Cardenismo, yes to Mexicanismo."[219]
He has repeatedly stated that he wants a bilateral relationship with the United
States based on mutual respect and friendship, and not of "subordination,"[220]
insisting that "Mexico will not be a
piñata of any
foreign government."[221]
During a presidential debate, López Obrador argued that "the best foreign policy
is domestic policy," arguing that Mexico's foreign policy is dysfunctional as it
does not have "moral authority".[222]
He has campaigned on Mexico's former foreign policy of
non-interventionism, that was practiced from the 1930s to 2000s. During his
presidential election victory speech, he stated, "We will be friends of all the
world’s people and governments. The principles of non-intervention,
self-determination and the peaceful settlement of disputes will be applied
again."[223]
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As President
Donald
Trump
accused Mexican illegal immigrants of "bringing drugs [and] crime" during
his presidential campaign, López Obrador has taken a stance against Trump's
proposals for the
wall on the U.S.-Mexico border as well as the deportation of undocumented
immigrants in the United States. In 2017, he called on the current
administration to "[present] a lawsuit at the
United Nations against the U.S. government for violation of human rights and
racial discrimination".[224]
He promised to convert the 50 Mexican
consulates in the United States into "procurators" for the defense of
migrants, suggested appointing
Alicia Bárcena, current Executive Secretary of the
United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, as
Mexico's permanent representative to the UN, and pledged to put pressure on the
United States through organizations like the United Nations. He accused the
establishment parties of the corruption that keeps migrants from receiving the
support they need.[225]
Regarding migration to Mexico, he asserted his government would not "continue
the dirty work" of the United States and detain Central American migrants at the
country's southern border. Following his proposed idea of decentralizing the
nation's cabinet away from Mexico City, he would move the
National Institute of Migration to
Tijuana,
Baja California. He suggested that the NAFTA negotiations be used to put
together a development plan for Central America as a means to address emigration
in the region,[225]
including a proposed "alliance for progress" including Mexico, the United
States, Canada and Central America to foster job creation, grow the economy and
pacify the region.[226]
López Obrador said he wants to broker a deal with President Trump to stem
illegal immigration through jobs and development rather than a border wall.[201]
López Obrador's pick for the proposed reestablishment of the
Secretariat of Public Security,
Alfonso Durazo, declared in July 2018 that there are plans in order to
create a
border police that would mainly patrol Mexico's southern border to halt
illegal immigration, drugs, and weapons.[227]
In October 2018, López Obrador declared
working
visas for Central American immigrants,[228]
a couple of days later, following the arrival of
Central American migrant caravans into Mexico en route to the United States,
he asked for solidarity with the migrants.[229]
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