Author: Rodolfo Cruz Piñeiro

The U.S. and Mexican governments have different interests on migration but at times have found significant convergence on cooperation. The Mexican government prioritizes the protection of its own migrants abroad, especially in the United States, as well as those who return to Mexico. It also wants to control migration to avoid perceptions of disorder—a domestic political issue—while integrating those migrants living in the country and promoting legal migration pathways in the hemisphere (as part of regional leadership).