The legislator highlighted the current relationship between the United States and El Salvador in a hearing that observes immigration reforms.
At the U.S. House of Representatives hearing, which assesses the causes of immigration from the Northern Triangle, Albi Sires, a representative of the 8th District of New Yersey, warned the president Nayib Bukele that if he continues to interfere in the US election he will be “faced as a threat to National Security.”
Two weeks ago, Bukele had a dispute on social media with Democratic Congresswoman Norma Torres, who co-chairs the Central American caucus at the U.S. Congress. Torres has pointed out to Bukele that he does not care about the situation of Salvadoran migrants on the US border.
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To which Bukele responded by asking California District 35 residents not to vote for her, followed by a series of attacks. This led to the condemnation of the Hispanic Caucus by the United States Congress, which brings together 37 lawmakers; congressmen felt that this call from Bukele around the US election could be seen as a threat to National Security.
“In recent weeks, Salvadoran government officials have tried to discredit members of the U.S. Congress. Unfortunately, this campaign to manipulate public perception has been backed by millions of dollars in payments to intriguers,” Sires added, in a link to the audience shared by the American media Voice of America.
On April 9, a new $ 1.2 million contract was announced between the government of Nayib Bukele and the Arnold & Porter agency to take charge of a loan negotiation with the International Monetary Fund. It is not the first time Bukele has hired lobbyists in the United States to counter the image it has generated in recent months.
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The congressional representative added that they have even received death threats: “Members of Congress are receiving death threats and harassment as a result. It recently intensified to the point where the head of state of El Salvador (Nayib Bukele) urged a member of Congress constituents to vote to remove (Norma Torres) from office. “
The hearing in which Sires evidenced the current relationship between the United States and El Salvador observes immigration reforms.
Bukele refused to receive Special Envoy despite migration figures
Bukele has had trouble getting close to Joe Biden’s administration, but his actions don’t help either. A few days ago, the U.S. government sent Ricardo Zúñiga, a senior official close to Biden, on a mission to address the causes of migration in El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras. But Bukele refused to receive it.
The U.S. State Department Special Envoy was able to speak with Chancellor Alexandra Hill, but the meeting became known because the U.S. Embassy in El Salvador advertised it. The government was silent.
The migration crisis generated on the southern border of the United States in the face of the arrival of thousands of unaccompanied children keeps the Biden administration in trouble. The number of Salvadorans confiscated in February on the southern border of the United States has exceeded the number recorded last year.
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In February of fiscal year 2021, the U.S. Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) arrested 1,774 Salvadorans seeking to enter the United States without documents, 28% more than the 1,488 who the office register in February of fiscal year 2020.
In addition, on April 4, it was learned that of the 171,000 migrants of various nationalities detained on the southern border of the United States during March, about 4,069 were Salvadorans. Among them 1,569 unaccompanied children.