When Secretary of State Marco Rubio started traveling abroad in Panama on Saturday, Central American countries are upset mainly under the weight of President Trump’s opposition approach. Examined immigrant.
This visit occurs during the local tension. This has been working on potential economic impacts of Trump’s policy, such as a large amount of expulsion of abroad and suspension of foreign aid.
“It’s all the countries for myself,” said Michael E. Shifter, a senior fellow in the United States Dialog Institute in Washington. He said that US leaders knew how fragmented the area and how easy it was to pick up. “And that’s what Trump is doing your best.”
Despite some attempts to secure a meeting with Trump’s team, his lead to a consistent rejection, with his lead to a presidential position. Currently, Trump has been appointed and treats Latin America as an important focus. As pointed out in his first speech, he spoke to Panama six times, but no traditional enemies like Iran and Russia were raised, but the interests were high.
Rubio lands in Panama on Saturday, and then moves to Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica and Dominica Republic. The discussion is expected to suppress immigration, China’s influence on the region, and to focus on hindering the flow of drugs, especially Fentanyl, to the United States.
Latin American countries want to maintain the current situation in the United States. Leave your trade open and maintain US investment -Mr. Trump wants to take it home and open the foreign aid wave line. One of Rubio’s biggest demands is that these countries will probably sign a “safe third country” agreement and accept exile in other countries who are seeking evacuation in the United States.
Countries like the Dominican Republic and the Dominican Republic consider it as an opportunity to strengthen his relationship with Washington, but Panama, who has already taken a spotlight, is preparing to protect the profits in the future talks. Masu.
Let’s take a look at the biggest problems of the five countries and tables that Rubio visits.
Panama
Panama’s President Jose Raul Mulino excluded negotiations with Rubio on the Panama Canal last week, but when the leader met on Saturday, the topic is still the best.
Mr. Trump incorrectly accused Panama to allow the army to be stationed on the canal, and claimed an unreasonable handling of the US ships and items. The Panama Canal Bureau, which operates a waterway regardless of the government, has denied these claims.
There are no Chinese troops in the waterway, but companies, which are based in Hong Kong, called CK Hutchison Holdings, operate two ports on both ends of the Panama Canal for decades.
According to analysts, Trump may not be serious about using the U.S. military to capture the canal, saying that he is betting on an extreme negotiation to get another transaction. Masu. He may be paying attention to the low -prices or migration of American products across the canal.
Another major problem that Rubio and Panama leaders may discuss is that hundreds of thousands of immigrants in the United States in recent years, Dalien Gap, a dangerous jungle route between immigrants, Panama and Colombia. It is used to advance.
Panama may ask the United States to invest more in Panama when trying to suppress China’s influence in this area. Panama’s politicians and business leaders have complained that when the country gives a large -scale infrastructure project, a Chinese company is often absent while the Chinese want to bid.
In exchange, Rubio was able to ask Panama to sign a third national agreement. Analysts can use Rubio to put pressure on Panama to recapture the canal using threats, accept those exiled applicants, or ask them to drive CK hatchson. I say I can.
Guatemala
Guatemala has emerged as an enthusiastic country to indicate that it is open to cooperate with the Trump administration. The Guatemala government was the first country of receiving US military airmails to carry a decoration to support Trump’s claim that immigrants are the most handled criminals in power.
Rather than talking about expulsion of the country, the government has launched a “return home” plan to re -integrate Guatemala dispatchers.
“The most important thing for us is to present ourselves to the United States and the new administration as a reliable strategic partner in the region,” said Carlos Lamilo Martinez, the Foreign Minister of Guatemala, in an interview last week. Ta.
According to the Pew Research Center, as of 2022, about 675,000 Guatemalans lived in the United States lived in the United States. One of the biggest source of illegal immigration After Mexico, India, and El Salvador.
Guatemala also shares the border with Mexico, and immigrants from all over the world trek on a northern trip. Analysts say Rubio can call the people to do more to prevent immigrants from reaching Mexico.
When Guatemala asked if an asylum who was deported from the United States to host as part of the “safe third country” agreement, Ramiro stated that there was nothing off the table before visiting. 。 “I haven’t excluded anything because negotiations are still in progress,” he said at a press conference last week.
On the table, Ramiro said it would compete against illegal drug trafficking and organizational crime.
Guatemala’s president, Bernardo Alebaro, is facing a fierce internal opposition, probably trying to find an alliance with Rubio. The United States is a major trading partner of Guatemala and accounts for more than 30 % of national exports, including coffee and bananas.
El Salvador
Of all the countries in the area where Rubio plans to visit, El Salvador stands out by the fact that it has already established a slightly warm relationship with the Trump administration.
“Bukel has a lot of charm in the inner circle of the Maga Royer List,” said Harvard University’s Salvador Political Scientist Manuel Merendes Sanchez.
The crackdown on the Salvadora government’s recent and malicious gangs, which has feared, has been enthusiastic about traditional law and order Republican members. What he calls Bookele’s anti -globalistWake upThe policy has attracted American conservatives. And his technology hugging, including bitcoin as an official currency, has won the millionaires, such as Elon Musk.
On the phone between Leader last weekMr. Trump praised Bukele’s leadership before Rubio discussed two major issues, which were likely to re -emerge during his visit. It is the crackdown of illegal immigrants and gangs.
The priority of the Trump administration is to take forced repatriors other than the Salvador from the United States to the country.
country Signed the same transaction In 2019, the Trump administration officials brought off his assistance to El Salvador and accused him of not doing enough to suppress illegal immigration. However, the contract never came into effect and ended by the Biden administration.
In a Friday briefing call, Trump’s Latin American envoy, Mauricio Club -Caron, told reporters that the United States has committed the effort to “revive the agreement.”
Bukele’s spokesperson refused to comment.
During Rubio’s visit, Krabber Calone added that he persuaded El Salvador and accepted the unprecedented Venezuela Criminal Group, a veneer de Aragua Gang, who was expelled overseas. I will try to persuade me.
“If Karacas doesn’t accept them, Bukel will receive them,” said Maria Erbilla Salazar, a member of the co -law. I said This week. “And Bukel’s prison is very large.”
Costa Rica
According to Costa Rica authorities, Rubio’s visit is likely to focus on continuous fights with US investment, immigration policy, and international drug trafficking.
President Rodrigo Chavez expects more business relationships with Trump.
“It’s about international trade issues, capital flow, and investment,” he told the reporter last week.
Mr. Trump’s criticism of the Biden administration’s chips and scientific law and his overall attitude toward American companies invested overseas are nervously accepted in Costa Rica, a semiconductor manufacturing hub. The Biden Program aimed at reducing US dependence on microchip production by encouraging neighbors to enter the industry.
Costa Rica not only tries to maintain US investment, but also describes it as an important ally in war with drugs during negotiations with Rubio. Costa Rica has been a major key point in cocaine for the United States and has contributed to the national recordy murder since 2022.
Costa Rica’s Foreign Minister Arnold And Andre explained the joint battle between organizational crime and drug trafficking as “a problem that we can reconcile with a new US authorities.”
Trump says that if Costa Rica wants to continue to crack down on drug trafficking, economic investment must be maintained. Alternatively, poverty may ripen the cartel country that runs AMOK in this area.
dominican republic
In the Senate’s confirmation hearing, Rubio stated that the Republic of Dominica was one of the Latin American countries, “doing the right way.”
As a result, Rubio may mean playing cards. The Caribbean country has built a wall along the border with Haiti, and the government has promised to export 10,000 Haitians a week. Human rights organizations have criticized them for being abused.
The 11 million country of Dominica shares the island with Haiti, a country that has been confused since the assassination of the Jobenel Mo style, the last president in July 2021. Gangs, which earn from illegal checkpoints, forced, and invitation N, use political gaps to expand their territory and control about 90 % of the capital of Haiti.
According to 1 million Haiti people, they escaped from the house International immigration agencyMany people cross the aggressive border to the Dominican Republic.
On the wave of nationalism, President Lewis Abinada was re -elected in May last year, and was enhanced by the anti -highitian sentiment between the population, and pledged more severe immigration policy.
The Dominican Republic has also appeared as a major security partner in Washington, cracking down on drugs and gun smuggling routes that use violence as a fuel. The Trump administration wants more cooperation there.
The report has been contributed Mary Triny Zea From Panama City. Jody Garcia From Guatemala City. Gabriel Labrador From San Salvador. and Hogura Enesia Perez From Santo Domingo of the Dominican Republic.
