Posted on March 2, 2021
Mexican President Says He’ll Propose Labor Program to Biden
Associated Press, February 27, 2021
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Saturday he will propose a ‘Bracero’ style immigrant labor program to U.S. President Joe Biden during a video call between the two leaders planned for Monday.
{snip} López Obrador said the U.S. economy needs Mexican workers because of “their strength, their youth.”
He suggested he wants permission for 600,000 to 800,000 Mexican and Central American immigrants to work legally in the United States every year.
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