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Transcript/ScriptTITLE: RAW MEXICO US TEXAS VIDI33QE4TB
HEADLINE: Mexico president reacts after Texas installed anti-migrant river buoys
COMMENT: - Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, President of Mexico
KEYWORDS: Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, MEX, , Mexico City
DESCRIPTION: Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador criticizes the Texas governor for installing a floating barrier to stop migrants crossing the border from Mexico, calling it a "tacky publicity stunt" aimed at attracting votes. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES
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MEXICO CITY, MEXICO
AUGUST 1, 2023
SOURCE: CEPROPIE
IMAGES (01:18)
1. Mid shot President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador speaks about the buoys installed at a spot on the border by Texas Governor Greg Abbott
2. Mid shot President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador speaks about the buoys installed at a spot on the border by Texas Governor Greg Abbott
3. Mid shot President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador speaks about the buoys installed at a spot on the border by Texas Governor Greg Abbott
4. Mid shot President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador speaks about the buoys installed at a spot on the border by Texas Governor Greg Abbott
5. Mid shot President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador speaks about the buoys installed at a spot on the border by Texas Governor Greg Abbott
6. Mid shot President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador speaks about the buoys installed at a spot on the border by Texas Governor Greg Abbott
7. Zoom in President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador speaks about the buoys installed at a spot on the border by Texas Governor Greg Abbott
8. Wide shot reporters at morning press conference
9. Mid shot President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador speaks about the buoys installed at a spot on the border by Texas Governor Greg Abbott
10. Mid shot President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador speaks about the buoys installed at a spot on the border by Texas Governor Greg Abbott
11. Wide shot reporters at morning press conference
12. Mid shot President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador speaks about the buoys installed at a spot on the border by Texas Governor Greg Abbott
13. SOUNDBITE 1 - Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, President of Mexico (male, Spanish, 14 sec):
"And all for votes, well, I think it will backfire, because people will not vote for him."
"Y todo por los votos, pues yo creo que le va a salir contraproducente, porque la gente no va a votar por él."
14. SOUNDBITE 2 - Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, President of Mexico (male, Spanish, 19 sec):
"It should also be seen for what it is: a provocation, a tasteless publicity stunt."
"También, hay que verlo como lo que es: un acto publicitario, provocativo, y corriente."
15. SOUNDBITE 3 - Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, President of Mexico (male, Spanish, 13 sec):
"It is a matter of international boundaries, it does not correspond to the governor."
"Porque además no le corresponde, es un asunto de límites internacionales, no le corresponde al gobernador."
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Texas anti-migrant river buoys 'illegal,' US envoy says
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Mexico City, July 27, 2023 (AFP) -
A floating barrier installed by Texas authorities to stop migrants crossing the border from Mexico is illegal, the US ambassador to the Latin American country said Thursday.
"It seems to me that what Texas is doing is illegal. But they are also doing it to make migration a political issue, and not a humanitarian and economic issue," Ken Salazar told reporters.
The buoys were installed in the Rio Grande river at a popular migrant crossing point earlier in July on the instructions of Texas Governor Greg Abbott, along with large razor-wire barriers on shore.
The US Justice Department has filed a lawsuit in a federal court in Texas, saying the buoys illegally obstruct river navigation and lack federal authorization -- a move welcomed by Mexico.
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said Tuesday that the barrier violated his country's sovereignty.
According to Foreign Minister Alicia Barcena, three-quarters of the roughly 300-meter (1,000-foot) barrier is located in Mexican territory.
She said her office had sent two diplomatic notes to Washington specifying the border treaties that were being breached.
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Boyas antimigrantes en Texas son "ilegales", dice embajador de EEUU en México
By Alfred DAVIES, Suzanne CORDEIRO
Eagle Pass, Estados Unidos, July 28, 2023 (AFP) -
Las boyas colocadas por Texas en el fronterizo río Bravo para detener el paso de migrantes desde territorio mexicano son "ilegales", dijo este jueves el embajador de Estados Unidos en México, Ken Salazar
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