Mexico City, Mexico – The Mexican government has expressed concern over the decision this week by Texas Governor Rick Perry to send 1,000 National Guard troops to the border to help stem the massive arrival of undocumented child migrants from Central America.

"Attention to the immigration phenomenon must be paid from a long-term regional perspective and based on the principles of good neighborliness and shared responsibility," Mexico's Foreign Relations Secretariat, Jose Antonio Meade, said in a statement.

"The strategy for responding in an effective and humane manner to this phenomenon includes the necessary shared responsibility among the countries of origin, transit, and destination of migration flows," the statement continued.

The secretariat declared its commitment to the protection of the migrants’ human rights and the orchestration of "specific actions directed at the most vulnerable, including unaccompanied children and teenagers."

Meade emphasized that Mexico had opted for a strategy favoring dialogue and cooperation, and it is working "with the countries of Central America to improve conditions in the medium and long term that contribute to the development of that region and strengthen its prosperity."

More than 57,000 unaccompanied immigrant minors have entered the United States via the border with Mexico over the past 10 months, most of them coming from Central America, a situation that has spurred the governments of the region to try and halt what has been described as a humanitarian crisis.