Dave Graham, Matt Spetalnick, and Daina Beth

LOS ANGELES (Reuters), President Joe Biden inaugurates Wednesday’s summit. This summit was intended as a forum to highlight U.S. leadership on Latin American revival and tackling migratory pressures. However, discord has weakened the agenda due to disagreements over who will be attending.

Biden plans to present a package for Latin America to help curb soaring immigration, counter China’s rising economic power. However, the plan was thwarted by an incomplete boycott from leaders who were upset by Washington’s decision not to include Nicaragua, Venezuela, Cuba and Venezuela at the summit.

U.S. officials believe that the Summit of the Americas, Los Angeles, and an additional gathering of business leaders can open the door to increased economic cooperation. This is as countries struggling with high inflation try to make supply chains more resilient to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The U.S. ambassador in Mexico Ken Salazar said to Reuters that having a supply channel here in America is better than being dependent upon one from China.

Biden, U.S. officials stated Wednesday that he would announce an “Americas Partnership” to China to accelerate pandemic recovery and build on existing trade agreements.

One administration official stated that the plan was intended to stimulate investments and revitalize the Inter-American Development Bank. It also aims to create jobs in clean energy, improve supply chains, and encourage “sustainable and inclusive” trade.

Some Americans may be wary of an initiative to promote jobs overseas. They also have questions about the feasibility of a program that works in a variety countries.

Biden has used the summit to remind the United States of its commitment to Latin America following years of neglect by his Republican predecessor Donald Trump.

Tensions have obstructed preparations in the past.

Washington’s decision not to host Communist Cuba or the leftist governments in Venezuela and Nicaragua made diplomatic cracks wide. They argued that their records on democracy and human rights rendered it impossible.

Rejected in his request that all countries be invited, Mexico’s President said he would not go, diverting attention from Biden’s goals towards regional divisions.

Leaders of Guatemala and Honduras – two countries which send the most migrants to America – also refused to go. This undermined efforts of Biden officials, who attempted to create a declaration on how to deal with the problem.

According to organizers, there will be leaders from over 20 countries within the region. This includes Brazil, Argentina and Canada.

Biden will give a preview of the Friday announcement on migration in what is being called a policy speech that opens the summit. Officials claim it will have specific commitments made by leaders to tackle the problem.

This year’s record-breaking levels of detentions at the U.S./Mexico border for migrants have seen an increase, with another caravan of thousands of migrants heading north from southern Mexico on Monday.