US, EU, Spain pledge more than US$85m to address C.American migrant crisis | Malay Mail

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SAN JOSE (Costa Rica), June 11 ― The United States, European Union and Spain yesterday pledged more than US$85 million (RM349.7 million) in aid to Mexico and Central America to offer alternatives to would-be migrants seeking a better life. Washington has pledged US$57 million on top of US$310...

SAN JOSE , June 11 ― The United States, European Union and Spain yesterday pledged more than US$85 million in aid to Mexico and Central America to offer alternatives to would-be migrants seeking a better life.

“This is part of president Biden's much comprehensive approach to migration, is not all about the United States border, it is about what is happening that causes people to feel that they do not have any other choice than to flee,” she said. Detentions of undocumented migrants, many fleeing poverty or violence at home, hit a 15-year-high along the US-Mexico border in April, with nearly 180,000 people intercepted, according to the US authorities.

 

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