Migrant Surge Is Top Concern at Biden Meeting With Mexico’s López Obrador

President Biden met Tuesday with Mexico’s president at the White House as each nations face a surge in migration and rising variations on power, commerce and the extradition of WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange to the U.S.

Mr. Biden and Mexico’s Andrés Manuel López Obrador mentioned joint tasks to modernize border infrastructure to enhance the circulation of individuals and commerce by way of the busiest ports of entry into the U.S. The U.S. plans to place $3.4 billion from final yr’s bipartisan infrastructure legislation towards the tasks, Mr. Biden mentioned.