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Caravan ‘being created by outside forces and supported by them,’ he says

MEXICO CITY — VOA contributor Greta Van Susteren interviewed U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Friday in Mexico City, where Pompeo is traveling.

Greta Van Susteren: “Mr. Secretary, nice to see you sir.”

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo: “Greta, it’s great to be with you.”

Q: “This is your second trip to Mexico, but why are you here now in Mexico?”

Pompeo: “So as the new government makes this transition, beginning on Dec. 1, we’re working diligently to make sure we have a solid foreign policy relationship with them. So we’re certainly are working with the existing government, I’ll see President (Enrique) Peña Nieto in just a few minutes — was with Foreign Secretary (Luis) Videgaray (Caso) this morning. But also working with my new counterpart, Marcelo Ebrard, to make sure that the United States and Mexico coordinate across a broader aware of issues, security, trade and of course migration as well.”

Q: “The United States just negotiated a new deal with Mexico and Canada. Let me turn to the issue of the migration, that caravan that is coming up from Guatemala heading to Mexico and then presumably, maybe some place else, maybe the United States. What’s Mexico say about that?”

Pompeo: “So Mexico agrees that it is not constructive to have unlawful migration transit from these northern triangle countries through Mexico into the United States, and so part of my mission here today is to coordinate with them in a way that takes these folks, who are often victims — coyotes taking money from these people to transit them through a very difficult transit — kids, children who are put in really bad places, to work with the Mexican government to accomplish President (Donald) Trump’s mission, which is to make sure we have American sovereignty and a secure border.”

Q: “What is Mexico’s strategy to stop the caravan?”

Pompeo: “So we’re working with the current government, it’s their strategy, and we recognize Mexican sovereignty, their right to make the decisions the way they want. Just yesterday they spoke with the U.N., and so they’re going to use all the resources at their disposal to make sure that they treat these people with the dignity and the respect that they deserve. But at the same time create a situation where they understand that it is not fruitful to transit though Mexico into the United States. There are multiple components to this. We’ve worked with the incoming government too to make sure this is a sustainable model once we achieve our goal.”

Q: “And then I imagine one of the things to worry about them — you know — the root reason why they are migrating and what is being done by the United States or Mexico — if anything — to sort of deal with the root reason why their leaving their home countries.”

Pompeo: “So the new Mexican government has a vision for how they will work to create jobs and wealth in the southern part of their country. And we all have a vision to try and create opportunity in Honduras, and El Salvador, and Guatemala, in the northern triangle countries as well. Most all of these people are leaving because of economic opportunity. They just don’t have any, and we need to do our best to create an environment where they don’t need to transit, not only to the United States or to Mexico or any place else.”

Q: “President Trump has said, and I’m sure, I mean I suspect, the Mexican government authorities brought it up with you, is that if they come up to the United States is that two things, one is that they close the border and consider sending military to the border. Did they bring that up with you?”

Pompeo: “We talked about a whole wide range of alternatives. Alternatives that the Mexican government could take, that the northern triangle countries could take, and certain ones that the United States could take. We are optimistic, we are watching what’s taking paces with these caravans, which by the way are not organic, are being created by outside forces and supported by them. And working diligently to make sure these people understand that it is not in their best interest to try and make this trip up to the United States southern border.”

Q: “Who are the outside forces? What groups?”

Pompeo: “There are political opponents of the Honduran leadership that are underwriting this. If you take a look at what’s going on down there, this is not just a group of people who happen to wonder together into a big group.”

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