Mexican Immigration Essay

RESEARCH PROPOSAL

U.S. – Mexico Diplomatic Relations in Immigration and Border Policy Under President Barack Obama Administration: Combating Illegal Immigrants from Mexico

By:

Meidina Felita Alifandra

016201400183

IRE 2014 Diplomacy 1 – Semester 8

President University

Abstract

From a huge number of illegal immigrants that have been caught in The U.S., it is recorded that around 70% of them are mostly coming from Mexico. It is even more striking and more serious after it emerged that most of those illegal immigrants are doing drug trafficking. Therefore, the immigrant policy and the border issues between both The U.S. and Mexico are several important issues that must be considered by The U.S. government. However, the relations between both countries should be maintained. The U.S. and Mexico have shared a strong and vital diplomatic relations since a very long time ago, and this bilateral relation must be maintained and obviously should be strengthen. The U.S. sees Mexico as one of the closest and most valued partner, and in President Barack Obama administration, for the U.S.,

concern for its national security since a very long time ago, particularly the border of The U.S. and Mexico. This issue is mainly caused by a huge number of illegal immigrants or people that attempt to across the border to enter The U.S. In President Barack Obama administration, he came to Mexico buoyed by the increased personal popularity between U.S. Latinos and Mexicans, because of his commitment to reform The U.S. immigration policy and his assertive stance on behalf of the poor and the middle class (Barry, 2013). President Barack Obama in his commitment to reform The U.S. immigration policy, has tried to sketch out a new vision of a just, sustainable, and mutually beneficial immigration policy; and for the border security, President Barack Obama has tried to convince The U.S. people that Mexico and Mexican people presented no security