El Paso, Texas ( Border Report )- The leader of Mexico denies that his nation is preventing U.S. drug officials from obtaining permits to enter their land. Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, leader, suggests that American concentrate on addressing the root causes of drug dependency in their areas.
Lopez Obrador stated at his YouTube news conference on Monday that the fentanyl use pandemic is the main issue facing the United States today. ” It’s very painful to have 100, 000 young people lose their lives. It’s very simple for them to blame Mexico because they do n’t address the causes.
The comments were made in response to a committee hearing last week in which the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Anne Milgram stated that DEA officials are required to wait up to eight months to obtain a work visa from Mexico. The Sinaloa and Jalisco organizations, which are importing lots of morphine pills into the United States, are under the control of those brokers and analysts.
The Lopez Obrador administration responded to the accusations on Friday by claiming that Mexico has a well-defined visa control process and is royal. The president of Mexico rebuffed the notion that his” Hugs, Not Bullets” approach to dealing with drug cartels is ineffective among conservatives in both nations on Monday.
” I am not in agreement when they say’ Hugs, not bullets’ does n’t work. The leader known as AMLO in his state,” Wait a little because it takes moment.” Some believe that using force will lead to aggressive measures. You ca n’t mix evil with evil. Peace is the fruits of righteousness, and you can fight evil with good.
Lopez Obrador warned his country’s and global audience that Mexico had already used harsh techniques against the drug cartel in his three-hour news conference, which turned ineffective. A policeman force that had immediately declared war on the traffickers gradually left their jobs after killing people washed up.
He also claimed that previous U.S. administrations had allegedly lied to Mexican officials about when and where to hit the cartels in secret.
Lopez Obrador addressed the issue by claiming that Mexicans have higher levels of drug use than Americans because of their powerful family, social, and religious beliefs.
” We must ensure ( drug) consumption does not increase because then comes more violence. Where do we have more murders? Where there is more usage. What must we accomplish? Procure that families remain united, that values are strengthened and young people are taken care of”, he said,” that we do n’t insult them saying’ you do n’t work, you do n’t study,’ but to give them the opportunity to work and study. However, those who want to fix problems with a strong hand, especially those who are liberal, are unable to accept that.
The Hispanic leader said his administration is continuing to coordinate movement flows with the Biden administration in an address on immigration. He claimed that the two nations continue to be close allies and friends. But, as with drugs, he said the main causes of the difficulty may be addressed at the source.
