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TexasTowelie

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Sat May 8, 2021, 03:23 AM May 2021

Ahead of Harris meeting, Mexico president accuses US (of violating Mexico's sovereignty)

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Just before an online meeting with U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris Friday, Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador very publicly accused the U.S. government of violating Mexico's sovereignty.

The issue apparently didn't arise in the meeting with Harris: “It's not on the agenda and it's not our intention to create a bad atmosphere," López Obrador said ahead of the talks.

The meeting itself — the portion made public — focused on immigration, a key issue in U.S.-Mexico relationship along with trade, border security and the pandemic.

“We are going to help” on immigration, López Obrador told Harris. “You can count on us.”

Read more: https://www.gjsentinel.com/news/us/ahead-of-harris-meeting-mexico-president-accuses-us/article_c67205ee-bea3-54c5-a27f-0f3c68f08d26.html
(Grand Junction Daily Sentinel)

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Ahead of Harris meeting, Mexico president accuses US (of violating Mexico's sovereignty) (Original Post) TexasTowelie May 2021 OP
It appears that some citizens of Mexico haven't forgotten the Mexican-American War abqtommy May 2021 #1

abqtommy

(14,118 posts)
1. It appears that some citizens of Mexico haven't forgotten the Mexican-American War
Sat May 8, 2021, 06:46 AM
May 2021

of 1846-1848, which resulted in Mexico transferring ownership of much of its territory to
the U.S. Here's a link to a timeline that shows all U.S. military action since 1675.

https://www.thoughtco.com/american-involvement-wars-colonial-times-present-4059761

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