U.S. Vice President Harris to speak with Mexican president on tree-planting proposal
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U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris will speak with Mexico's president on May 7 about his proposal to expand a tree-planting program to Central America as a way to reduce poverty and migration, Mexico's foreign minister said on Saturday.
The virtual meeting will include Mexico's economy minister, Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said in a tweet.
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has suggested the U.S. government offer temporary work visas and eventually citizenship to those who take part in the tree-planting program.
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