Mexico Proposes Sending National Guard to Southern Border
- Plan is for 6,000 troops to border with Guatemala, Ebrard says
- Top cop had backpedaled on border police pledge last year
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Mexico is proposing to send national guard troops to its southern border with Guatemala as it seeks to stem the flow of undocumented migrants and reach a deal with the U.S., Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said.
The proposal is to send 6,000 troops, Ebrard said as he ended meetings with U.S. officials on Thursday, confirming earlier reports. The minister had said previously in the day that there were unspecified “advances” after meeting with U.S. counterparts at the State Department.