U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken thanked his Mexican counterpart, Foreign Minister Alicia Bárcena, on Wednesday for Mexico's significant efforts to curb migration at the border. Speaking before a bilateral meeting in Washington, Blinken highlighted that migration is a top priority for the United States in its relationship with Mexico, which he described as being "at its best":
"Irregular migration is obviously one of the most important examples, and there, thanks to the strong steps that Mexico has taken, the strong leadership that both President Biden and President López Obrador have shown, we've seen in this moment, at least, a dramatic decrease in the number of irregular migrants seeking to transit the border. At the same time, we're determined together to work on making sure that migration is orderly, is safe, and is humane. And I greatly appreciate everything that we've been working on together to do that."
