Posted on 06/01/2019 11:46:36 AM PDT by Hojczyk
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico wants to sharpen existing measures in its bid to narrow a flood of Central American migrants to the U.S. border, a top Mexican official said on Friday, ahead of planned meetings in Washington over tariffs threatened by President Donald Trump.
Trump on Thursday said he would introduce the tariffs, starting at 5% on June 10 and quickly ratcheting higher if Mexico did not substantially halt illegal immigration, largely from Central America, across the U.S.-Mexican border.
"To avoid these flows that go from Central America to the United States in large numbers I think we can make progress with traditional mechanisms and better exercise existing rules," said Jesus Seade, Mexico's deputy foreign minister for North America.
Asked if Mexico might agree to be classified as a "safe third country" where asylum seekers would have to lodge claims instead of the United States, he replied, "That is not something we are working with."
Seade declined to give further details of what more Mexico could do to stem immigration, citing the delicate nature of the talks in Washington.
Trump's ultimatum is the biggest foreign policy test yet for Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and a tall order for security forces already struggling to reduce migrant flows and combat record levels of gang violence and homicide.
Trump's pressure has spurred Mexico to step up the number of undocumented immigrants it detains and deports in recent months, but numbers reaching the U.S. border have also risen.
Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard traveled to Washington on Friday and is to be joined by Seade on Sunday. On Wednesday they will meet a U.S. delegation led by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to resolve the dispute.
Seade said the Mexican team was setting up other meetings for Monday and Tuesday,
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Where is the GOP.?????
Nowhere.
Bought § Sold by COC and Big Biz
I hope the President doesn’t respond to “okay, we have a plan, see, let’s start talking.” I hope he only responds with “when my border patrol reports a drop in incoming migrants, then we’ll start talking.”
Why are they not a safe third country? I say we gather all these folks up and send them home
“”” narrow a flood of Central American migrants to the U.S. border “””
STOP, not narrow
How about replacing the stupid chain link gates with steel ones at their Southern Border.
Maybe they need a wall
Oh, they are EYEING them, huh.
They’re contemplating it.
They’re eyeing the concept of contemplating it.
They’re eyeing the concept of contemplating the formation of a consensis about it.
They’re eyeing the concept of contemplating the formation of a consensis for studying it.
JUST UNILATERALLY TARIFF THEM.
No talk, just DO it.
Real easy first step, eliminate the free bus caravans from Central America.
“eyes” or “ayes”?
They are always nowhere. the GOP makes the French look like stellar examples of bravery.
Real easy first step, eliminate the free bus caravans from Central America.
Resolution there will not be not
Capitulation, total capitulation, there must be
“I hope the President doesn’t respond to “okay, we have a plan, see, let’s start talking.” I hope he only responds with “when my border patrol reports a drop in incoming migrants, then we’ll start talking.””
For the first time since Reagan, I feel like our side has a decent player who knows how the games are played and is willing to play rough. I have confidence, that given whatever constraints bind him, he will do the very best job he can.
They need what we need on our southern borders and that is a wall enhanced by minefields and armed patrolling drones high enough to be invisible.A tiny few would die trying to cross, a lot fewer than die each year trying to go through the desert.
ABOUT F-ING TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yoda? Is that you?
Mexico’s entire strategy is to flood the US with illegals. It is a planned invasion and we pretend otherwise, such as when Kushner accepts some special dufus award for giving away US sovereignty in a re-done NAFTA, at our nation’s peril.
Cut? How about choke off completely.
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