The New York City mayor is on a four-day whirlwind trip through Mexico, Ecuador and Colombia, including the dangerous Darién Gap.
Eric Adams gives a thumbs up after participating in a forum in Mexico City. He's touring Latin America to try to slow the flow of migrants to New York. | Eduardo Verdugo/AP PhotoPresident Joe Biden over his handling of the migrant crisis that’s overwhelming American cities, New York Mayor Eric Adams set off on a four-day blitz late Wednesday through a trio of Latin American nations.
Adams touted his foreign relations bona fides by citing several meetings with dignitaries during the recent United Nations General Assembly. | Fernanda Pesce/AP Photo— touched down in Mexico City on Wednesday evening and headed to a holy site for Catholic pilgrims called the Basilica de Guadalupe, where he got an after-hours tour and spoke in sweeping terms about the scope of the solutions needed to stem the flow of migrants.
“A single trip by a politician will not dampen the flow,” said Stephen Yale-Loehr, an immigration attorney and professor at Cornell Law School. “Mayor Adams would do better to work cooperating with the Biden administration on this complex issue, rather than striking out on his own foreign policy pursuits.”
Still, Adams’ trip also drew criticism back home from Democrats and Republicans as a political stunt. The mayor, pushing back against naysayers, touted his foreign relations bona fides by citing several meetings with dignitaries during the recent United Nations General Assembly.
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