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July 15, 2022

Mexico Agrees to Pay $1.5 Billion to Further Militarize U.S. Border
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Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has agreed to spend $1.5
billion over the next two years to improve its border enforcement
technology in joint efforts with the Biden administration to block
asylum seekers from arriving to the United States. López Obrador made
the announcement this week during a meeting at the White House with
President Joe Biden - fulfilling demands first made by former President
Trump, who said Mexico should pay for the border wall.


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