Blinken Urges Central America to Confront Root of Irregular Migration

WASHINGTON - The United States is calling on Central American countries to confront corruption and poverty as Washington examines root causes and strategies to manage irregular migration flows. 

Wednesday in Costa Rica, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Mexican Foreign Secretary Marcelo Ebrard discussed "a variety of issues to promote the prosperity and security" in the region.  The top U.S. diplomat thanked Ebrard "for the Mexican government's continued collaboration on addressing the root causes of irregular migration in the region."   Both also "discussed progress toward addressing COVID-19 and economic recovery, as well as issues related to regional democracy and governance, and security," according to the U.S. State Department.