US-mexico joint documents
US-Mexico Convention on consular Relations. 1942 This Convention establishes rules for consular relations between the two countries. It contains important provisions regarding consular protections of migrants.
Memorandum of Understanding on Consular Protection of Mexican and United States Nationals. On May 7, 1996 the U.S. and Mexico signed a Memorandum of Understanding that reaffirms and specifies previously acquired commitments regarding consular protection of their citizens in the other country. This is the text of the Memorandum.
Joint Communique of the February, 1995 Meeting of the U.S.-Mexico Binational Commission's Working Group on Migration and Consular Affairs. Official results of this binational inter-governmental gathering. This document contains some of the most important agreements between the two countries in recent years regarding bilateral treatment of the migratory phenomenon
Joint Communique of the May, 1996 Meeting of the U.S.-Mexico Binational Commission's Working Group on Migration and Consular Affairs. Official results of this binational inter-governmental gathering.
Conclusions of the May, 1997 Meeting of the U.S.-Mexico Binational Commission's Working Group on Migration and Consular Affairs. Official results of this binational inter-governmental gathering.
Joint Statement on Migration adopted by the President of the United States and the President of Mexico. May 7, 1997. On May 7th, 1997 both presidents met in Mexico City in order to further the ongoing dialogue between both governments on their bilateral relations. On that occasion, they issued this joint statement that includes specific commitments on migration.
Joint Statement on Migration adopted by the President of the United States and the President of Mexico. November 14, 1997. During their meeting in Washington D.C.. the Presidents of Mexico and the US issued a joint statement on migration and border affairs. Available only in Spanish
Progress report on the Commitments of the Joint Presidential Statement on Migration. During the XV Meeting of the Binational Commission (June 10-11, 1998), the US Secretary of State and Mexico's Secretary of Foreign Relations presented a joint report on the progress achieved to meet the commitments of both presidents in thei joint Declaration of May 1997. This is a link to said report.
Memorandum of Understanding on Consultation Mechanisms of the Immigration and Naturalization Functions and Consular Protection. Signed in June 1998 during the gathering of the Binational Commission. It establishes the terms for regular working meetings between Mexican Consujls and US Immmiration authorities.
Report of the June, 1999 Meeting of the U.S.-Mexico Binational Commission's Working Group on Migration and Consular Affairs. The Binational Commission met in Mexico City for its XVI Reunion. This is the report of the Working Group on Migration and Consular Affairs to the Commission.
Report of the September 8 and 9, 1999 meeting in Oaxaca, Mexico. The Working Group on Migration and Consular Affairs of the US-Mexico Binational Commission met in Oaxaca. This is the Joint comuniqué issued by the delegations fo both governments at the end of the meeting.
The Guanajuato Proposal. On February 16, 2001 the Presidents of Mexico and the United States met at Rancho San Cristóbal, Guanajuato. At the end of the meeting the prseidents issued a communique under the title Toward a Partnership for Prosperity, the Guanajuato Proposal. This is a link to the full text of the communique.
Joint Communique. Mexico and the United States. When Presidents Fox and Bush met in Guanajuato (February 16, 2001), they agreed to establish a high level group on migration headed by the cabinet members of both countries charged with Foreign Affairs and immigration. The first meeting of the high level group took place on April 4, 2001 in Washington. Mexico's Ministry of Foreign Affairs published this unofficial translation of the Joint Communique of said meeting.
Joint Statement by the governments of the United States and Mexico on the deaths of fourteen migrants in the Arizona desert. On May 23, 2001 14 Mexican migrants died in the Arizona desert were they were abandoned by a migrant trafficker. They part of a group of 28. The incident prompted direct communication between the presidents of both countries and their governments issued a joint statement regarding this event. This is a link to the full text of the statement.
Press release from Mexico's Ministry of Foreign Relations: "The meetings of the US-Mexico Working Group on MIgration. On June 6 & 7, 2001 the Working Group established in the Guanajuato Proposal met in San Antonio, Texas and in Washington, D.C. Mexico's Foreign Ministry issued a press release that describes de agenda of the meetings and the Group's achievements. This is a link to the press release. Available only in Spanish
Joint Communiqué on Border Safety. On June 15, 2001 US and Mexican authorities met in Tucson to discuss joint measures aimed at reducing violence at the border, particularly the deaths of migrants upon entering the US without documents. This is a link to the joint communiqué issued at the end of the meeting. Available only in Spanish.
Joint Communiqué on US-Mexico Migration Talks. On June 21, 2001, the governments of the US and Mexico issued in Washington and Mexico City a joint communiqué to inform the population of both countries on tthe initial specific agreements reached as a result of the talks on migration untertaken by presidential order as a result of the Guanajuato Proposal. This is a link to the full text of the Communiqué. Additionally, the governments issued a Plan of Action with a detailed lists of commitments and activities they will implmenet to reduce violence at the border. This is also a link to the Plan of Action.
The Monterrey Commitments. Joint Statement by the Presidents of Mexico and the United States of America. Coinciding with the UN Conference on Financing for Development, the Presidents of the US and Mexico met to review their bilateral agenda. At the end of the meeting they issued a Joint Statement regarding the accomplishments and challenges in the relationship between the two governments, including immigration and migrant safety issues. This is a link to the full text of their Join Statement.
US-Mexico Border Partnership Plan of Action. As part of the Monterrey Commitments, the presidents of Mexico and the United States issued a Plan of Action that consists of 22 points of concrete actions to be undertaken by both governments to insure the continued smooth flow of goods and people through the border while increasing security. This is a link to the text of the Plan of Action. 2002
Report of the Working Group on Migration and Consular Affairs of the Binational Commission. The Commissionn met in Mexico Ctiy on November 25-26, 2002. As is customary, each working group met to discuss the most relevant issues in tehir subject during the last year and to establish future goals. This is a link to the text of the report presented to the Comission by the Migration and Consular Affairs Group
Joint Statement on Progress Achived on the implementation of the 2002 US-Mexico Border Partnership. On April 23, Cabinet level officials of both countries met to evaluate the implementation of hte 2002 Border Partnership Plan of Action. They issued this statement reporting on the advancements in bringing the Plan into effect.
2004 US Mexico Action Plan for Cooperation and Border Safety. On February 20, 2004 the governments of both countries signed this Action Plan under the premise of a relationship between immigration and border violence. Particularly, the Plan is directed at combating violence against migrants at the US- Mexico Border.
Memorandum of Understanding Between the Secretariat of Governance and the Secretariat of Foreign Affairs of the United Mexican States and the Department of Homeland Security of the United States of America on the Safe, Orderly, Dignified and Humane Repatriation of Mexican nationals. This memorandum was signed by both countries in February, 2004. It sets forth a series of commitments dealing with the manner in which Mexican natinals will be repatriated by US immigration autorities. It is accompanied by a Plan of Action that further extends commitments dealing with Border Security.