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So far, bondholders have been reluctant to call in debts, at least so long as Venezuela continues to meet some payments. We also know that for the United States Mexico is an important country in terms of security, in the fight against organised crime, prevention of terrorism and, of course, immigration cooperation.

He warned, however, that cancelling NAFTA could be harmful to U.S. national interests: On 22 September, Canada imposed an asset freeze and dealing prohibition on 40 designated Venezuelan officials.

Two months before the massacre, a report presented to the interior ministry by local police chief José Gregorio Lezama of the Bolívar Police Special Anti-Kidnap Command accused state police of providing weapons to the gang bosses.

The Mexican navy created a Southern Border Program in 2013, establishing three security cordons on or close to the border. Under Maduro, and with sanctions in place, such a reform is virtually unthinkable. While mounting insecurity in southern border regions is not a problem entirely of Mexico’s making, it will worsen if the country continues to treat a major humanitarian concern as a diplomatic chip in a high-stakes contest with its northern neighbour. “Estadísticas 2013-2017”, Comisión Mexicana de ayuda a refugiados.

Some, including Colombia and Brazil, had seen exports to Venezuela rise sharply during the 2003-2013 oil boom, only to watch them collapse as the recession bit. Such a body should address the government’s fears that allowing aid groups to deliver food would enable outside interference. Jon Lee Anderson, “How Mexico deals with Trump”, Ioan Gillo, “Why did Peña Nieto invite Trump to Mexico?”, “Transcript of a press briefing on update of the World Economic Outlook”, International Monetary Fund, 16 January 2017.“U.S.-Mexico Economic Relations: Trends, Issues and Implications”, Congressional Research Service, 4 November 2016; Jorge Carrasco Araizaga, “Trump y Slim, más cercanos de lo que parece”, David Agren, “Mexico appoints ex-minister behind Trump’s visit as new foreign minister”, James Fredrick, Peter Campbell and John Paul Rathbone, “Mexico tries to cut a deal with Trump”, Eric Martin, “México negociará seguridad con EU en paralelo al TLCAN”, Gerardo Esquivel, “México y Centroamérica en la era Trump”, In 2017, Peña Nieto budgeted an increase of $58.7 million (1,070 million Mexican pesos) for consular protection, though in financial year 2016-2017 the number of protection and assistance requests fell 15.8 per cent.

Media sources report an increase from fourteen murders by gangs in the whole of 2016 to 28 in just the first half of 2017. Despite its dismal economic record, the government occupies a strong position.

Diphtheria, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 15 January 2016.Crisis Group interview with Venezuelan infectologist, Caracas, 24 October 2017. In the mid-twentieth century, Venezuela was a pioneer in the eradication of tropical diseases. More often than not, those fleeing violence find themselves trapped in places that expose them to new criminal threats rather than offer them greater security. Latin American governments should expand their efforts to distribute refugees more evenly across the region, building on existing initiatives to strengthen shared regional responses to the challenge.

In 2017, the National Commission of Human Rights reported rights violations by both the INM and COMAR in processing asylum applications.

The trade may be worth $135 million, according to the Colombian ranchers’ federation. “China dials back its loans to wobbly Venezuela”, “China’s Policy Paper on Latin America and the Caribbean”, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China, 24 November 2016.“China’s Policy Paper on Latin America and the Caribbean”, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China, 24 November 2016.“National Security Strategy of the United States of America”, Presidency of the United States, December 2017, pp. With U.S. and European help, Mexico should work harder to protect migrants and foster economic development. According to the commission, the INM held claimants, including children, in detention centres while their requests were being considered, in some cases for as long as 150 days.

China’s 2016 policy statement on relations with Latin America explicitly states that it will strengthen co-operation with legislatures and political parties in Latin America. The south of Mexico is no exception.

Other major criminal organisations are making inroads as well.

In September 2017, the Uruguayan health ministry, citing information received from the PAHO, warned there was a danger of “cases [of measles] imported from Venezuela”. Mexico launched the Southern Border Plan with support of the armed forces to catch migrants at a geographical bottleneck in southern Mexico called the Tehuantepec Isthmus. Latin American governments, the UN, European Union and U.S. must redouble efforts to manage the humanitarian crisis, including by ensuring neighbouring countries have the resources to cope. He conceded that there had been “errors and … abuses” in some cases, and promised a “purge” of the police. While past rounds have failed, negotiations between the regime and opposition, facilitated by regional or other leaders, backed by concerted international pressure and aimed at establishing a more inclusive political order and restoring checks and balances, remain the only way out of the crisis. In August 2016, following bilateral talks, daytime pedestrian traffic via official border crossings was restored. Migrant and refugee activists have recorded reports of verbal and physical abuse allegedly committed by INM officials using Taser guns to threaten and control the travellers. Appendix E: Total Illegal Alien Apprehensions on the U.S. Border 2010-2017 Total Illegal Alien Apprehensions on the U.S. Border 2010-2017 Compilation based on information supplied by the U.S. Border Patrol. External support waned under Chávez’s chosen successor, Nicolás Maduro, particularly after two key regional allies – Presidents Cristina Kirchner of Argentina and Dilma Rousseff of Brazil – lost power in 2015 and 2016. Mexican foreign minister Luis Videgaray has also offered subsidised oil to Petrocaribe nations.Gabriel Stargardter, “Mexico studies supplying Petrocaribe oil if Venezuela govt. Mexico is frequently portrayed as a country that celebrates