Mexico says United States will invest to help tackle migration

Speaking at a news conference after talks between Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, U.S. President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Ebrard said the United States would contribute to a scheme likely to be called "sembrando oportunidades", or 'planting opportunities'.

Ebrard did not give details, or the size of the investment, but said Mexico's government would work with U.S. agencies.

"The most important thing is that there's been a response to what President Lopez Obrador has been proposing in relation to migration and the future," Ebrard said, referring to Lopez Obrador's efforts to spur regional development.

Central America and Mexico's poorer south are home to many people who try to cross into the United States illegally.

Ebrard said a proposal by Lopez Obrador to spur investment in North America to substitute imports and reduce dependence on suppliers from outside the region was "very well received".

"Because when the supply chains come under stress, you end up very vulnerable," Ebrard said.