Posted on 04/11/2025 2:39:52 AM PDT by Libloather
President Donald Trump threatened to impose tariffs, and possibly sanctions against Mexico, if it continues to rob South Texas farmers of Rio Grande water promised under a decades-old treaty.
In a post on Truth Social on Thursday, Trump proclaimed that Mexico owes Texas 1.3 million acre-feet of water under the 1944 Water Treaty, though Mexico was violating their obligation.
“This is very unfair, and it is hurting South Texas Farmers very badly,” the president wrote. “Last year, the only Sugar Mill in Texas CLOSED, because Mexico has been stealing the water from Texas Farmers. Ted Cruz has been leading the fight to get South Texas the water it is owed, but Sleepy Joe refused to lift a finger to help the Farmers. THAT ENDS NOW!”
Trump continued, saying he will make sure Mexico does not violate treaties with the US and hurt farmers in Texas.
“Just last month, I halted water shipments to Tijuana until Mexico complies with the 1944 Water Treaty,” he said. “My Agriculture Secretary, Brooke Rollins, is standing up for Texas Farmers, and we will keep escalating consequences, including TARIFFS and, maybe even SANCTIONS, until Mexico honors the Treaty, and GIVES TEXAS THE WATER THEY ARE OWED!”
Texas farm groups warned of a disastrous season ahead of them for citrus and sugar, last year, as Mexican and US officials tried to resolve a dispute over the 1944 water treaty that supplies US farmers with critical irrigation.
The two countries have tussled over the treaty before, but the drought-driven water shortages were the most severe in nearly 30 years.
Under the treaty designed to allocate shared water resources, Mexico is required to send 1.75 million acre-feet of water from the Rio Grande to the US over a five-year cycle.
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I was raised in Del Rio, Tx. The damn Mexicans have been stealing all my life. The water level at Lake Amistad is and has been at historic lows.
Gallons of water in ONE ACRE FOOT-==325,851 gallons
Claim all the waterways along the border as us territory and fence it off and let Mexico try and take it back.
There are water agreements between Mexico and Texas. Mexico hasn’t delivered the water it is supposed to deliver for years.
Not all cultures are equal. Shame we don’t live next to Sweden or Poland etc.
That is a good plan.
Places like Texas with periodic floods and droughts need to build themselves giant cistern-aquifers. Catch the flood water, slowly clean it, then release it when needed.
I’ve seen a natural cavern that could easily hold a cathedral, which could also hold a LOT of water.
Your tagline! I didn’t know that! Thanks! grrrrr
Yikes!😨🥵
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