Mexico has announced a new migration policy aimed at giving migrants humanitarian attention and sending them back to the United States border in safer conditions. Extra migrant care centers are to be created, along with the guaranteeing of safe passage routes through which migrants can travel with greater concern for safety and respect for the rights of those who arrive. This new policy now underlines the efforts of Mexico to stem the flow of migration, while coordinating with the United States in this context of immigration.
Also, Mexico aims to follow several measures that balance border security with humane treatment of those crossing its territory: care centers, which will provide shelter, medical assistance, and legal advice among other services, to increasing numbers of migrants from Central and South America.
Another very important element in the strategy is to create safer means for transferring people across into the U.S.-Mexico border, not left to be hurled at some of the most dangerous traffickers and other criminal smuggling networks. The Mexican government hopes, by such organization of safe and legal pathways, to avoid human rights abuses and manage the flow of people northward much better.
It comes as the U.S. is also focused on immigration reform, and for more far-reaching solutions, the two countries are working in tandem. The migration strategy by Mexico is one of an advanced, decent policy on a subject that affects both nations.
A large role in this new plan underscores the position Mexico has come to play as an essential partner in the larger U.S.-led effort at the management of regional migration challenges. With the strengthening of care infrastructure and assurances regarding safe transfers, Mexico stands at the forefront in terms of shaping migration policy for quite a while into the future.
In the end, Mexico's policy balances migration control with humanitarian assistance, combining the country's commitment to border security with that of the protection of migrants. Commitment to these issues places the country in a different direction vis-à-vis migration in the region.
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