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Blinken seeks way forward in Mexico talks as migration surges at US border

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken attends a meeting with Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador to discuss migration n Mexico City, December 27, 2023. © Raquel Cunha, Reuters

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken held talks Wednesday in Mexico in hopes of tackling surging migration, which has become a major political headache for President Joe Biden as he enters an election year.

The unusual Christmas week trip by the top American diplomat was abruptly scheduled as the rival Republican Party presses Biden to crack down on migration as a condition for providing the votes in Congress for one of his key priorities -- support for Ukraine.

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