Biden's Global Diplomacy Approach to Manage US-Mexico Border Migration

The Biden administration is turning to global diplomacy to address the surge of migrants crossing the US-Mexico border, seeking to portray immigration as an issue for the entire Western hemisphere to address. The administration has been engaging with leaders in the region to come up with a shared plan on migration and security. However, immigrant advocates worry that the new approach may have human rights consequences for migrants fleeing persecution and poverty in their homelands. The number of illegal U.S.-Mexico border crossings has been declining since new rules were put into place by the Biden administration on May 11, but it’s not clear yet whether the administration’s approach will be effective in the long term or whether it can survive legal challenges and a possible administration change in 2024.