Mexico's New Ambassador to US Faces Challenges on Migration, Security Xinhua News Agency
go to original September 12, 2015

The new Mexican Ambassador to the United States, Miguel Basanez Ebergenyi, is taking up his position at a complicated time as issues like migration and security have risen to the fore ahead of the 2016 U.S. presidential election campaign, according to Mexican academics.

The new ambassador, who does not have a past in diplomacy but is hailed for his broad academic and political career, will have to navigate this crucial relationship through different obstacles, including providing support for the Mexican community north of the border.

"He will face a complicated task in the next few months to consolidate the bilateral relationship," Pia Taracena Gout, a professor of international studies at Ibero-American University, told Xinhua. "He may not be able to influence American policy on migration, but I believe he will defend Mexican immigrants in collaboration with our consulates and civil organizations," she explained.

Alejandro Carlos Espinoza, a professor of law at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), also believed that Basanez Ebergenyi will be defined by his stance on migration.

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