I'm surprised he didn't add the totality of South America joining BRICS as part of the blackmail too if the US doesn't pay the protection money.
"Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador threatened that the “flow” of illegal immigrants into the United States “will continue” unless President Joe Biden’s administration agrees to his demands for the U.S. to PROVIDE BILLIONS OF DOLLARS to Latin American countries, remove sanctions on Venezuela, end the embargo of Cuba, and grant work visas to millions of illegal immigrants inside the U.S."
"López Obrador claimed that if the United States wants Mexico to help slow down the current rate of illegal immigration, the Biden administration would need to provide Latin American and Caribbean countries with $20 billion a year, legalize millions of illegal immigrants in the United States, end the U.S. embargo on Cuba, and remove sanctions against Venezuela."
"Asked what would happen if the Biden administration did not agree to his list of demands, the Mexican president warned, “The flow of migrants … will continue.”