Mexico president requested US visas for at least 10 million Hispanics
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FILE PHOTO: Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador speaks during his daily press conference, in Acapulco, Mexico December 20, 2023. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril/File Photo
MEXICO CITY - Mexico asked U.S. authorities to grant visas to at least 10 million Hispanic migrants that have worked for more than 10 years in the country, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said in a regular press conference on Friday.
Lopez Obrador said he urged U.S. authorities to deploy $20 billion for a cooperation plan to help other countries in Latin America tame migration during the last bilateral meeting in Mexico City. REUTERS
