[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1123 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1123

 Condemning Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's March 24, 
2024, comments on ``60 Minutes'' and calling on the Mexican Government 
         to limit illegal immigration, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 9, 2024

  Mr. Nehls (for himself, Mr. Ellzey, and Mr. Tiffany) submitted the 
 following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign 
                                Affairs

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Condemning Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's March 24, 
2024, comments on ``60 Minutes'' and calling on the Mexican Government 
         to limit illegal immigration, and for other purposes.

Whereas, on March 24, 2024, during an interview on CBS's ``60 Minutes'', 
        President of Mexico Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador stated that while he has 
        the power to ``slow down migration'', ``the flow of migrants will 
        continue'', unless the United States sends $20,000,000,000 a year to 
        Latin American countries, lifts sanctions on Venezuela, end its embargo 
        on Cuba, and grants amnesty to all Mexican nationals living in the 
        United States;
Whereas President Obrador stated in the same interview that while immigration, 
        the border, and the economy are key issues in the 2024 United States 
        election, ``the person who could tip the scales for either candidate is 
        another President [Obrador]'';
Whereas since January 2021, nearly 7,500,000 illegal immigrants have entered the 
        United States through the U.S.-Mexico border; and
Whereas the failure of the Mexican Government to utilize the powers at its 
        disposal to stem the flow of migration has compounded the crisis at the 
        United States southwest border: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) condemns Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez 
        Obrador's March 24, 2024, comments as amounting to diplomatic 
        blackmail; and
            (2) calls on the Mexican Government to limit illegal 
        immigration by--
                    (A) securing its own southern border;
                    (B) reaching an agreement with the United States 
                for the Remain in Mexico Migrant Protection Protocols 
                (MPP); and
                    (C) establishing a Safe Third Country Agreement 
                with the United States.
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