AMLO criticizes the IDB and says that he already has his candidate to replace Lorenzo Córdova

President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador He expressed, in a morning conference, that he has insisted that the United States support the immigration issue of people from various Central American countries and also criticized the Inter-American Development Bank for carrying out simulation policies and not supporting minorities in Latin America.

From the National Palace AMLO He indicated that the IDB could help a lot with loans to the population of Central America, the Caribbean and Latin America, but that, if they do not change their policies, not much can be expected.

The president commented that Mexico has cooperation programs that have given results in Central American countries.

On the other hand, he mentioned that now there are more employment opportunities in the Isthmus and southeast of Mexico, but that it is difficult for a migrant who plans to reach the United States to stay in the Republic; He even mentioned that there are times when they already have agreements with human traffickers.

The president pointed out that the government is working to reduce migration and protect migrants.

“If they go north without protection, they run a lot of risks. Just the risk of transportation, that is something very worrying because there are constant accidents, overcrowding that causes suffocation… but the municipal president (of Tapanatepec) is right, because there are many. We are already seeing how we are going to deal with this with protection, ”said the president.

He also commented that he has already asked the US government to expand the temporary visa program.

AMLO affirmed that now they are doing it, mainly, with Venezuelans; but given the increase in other nationalities, a plan is required to improve the migratory flow and expand the development of the towns where the migrants originate from.

On the other hand, he commented that Mexico supports and cares for people who enter the country with food, doctors and avoiding risks in their transfer to the United States, preventing them from falling into the hands of organized crime.

Lorenzo Córdova a shame

On the other hand, AMLO expressed that it is a shame that Lorenzo Cordova be in charge of the National Electoral Institute (INE).

He commented that just for the fact of being racistshould not be in office.

When asked if he has a candidate to replace the current president of the INE, the president said yes, but did not mention a specific name.

On the other hand, he indicated that he does not plan to talk about the issue of electoral reform in the march on September 27, since the mobilization is to celebrate the achievements of the current government and to show the people how the fourth transformation is going.

The president also expressed that organizing a new march is not in response to the one that was carried out in defense of the INE, and indicated that he was not “on fire” because criticism is accepted in his government.