Posted on 04/29/2025 8:58:03 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
Mexico will no longer deny Texas farmers the lifeblood of their business, according to the Trump administration.
Under a 1944 treaty, Mexico is obligated to send Texas water from the Rio Grande while the U.S. sends Mexico water from the Colorado River.
The current five-year deal calls for about 490 billion gallons from the U.S. to flow to Mexico each year, while 570 billion gallons from Mexico is to head north, according to CNN.
Because Mexico has been far behind in its obligations, the State Department denied a request for water for Tijuana, marking the first U.S. denial since the treaty took effect, according to The Hill.
Because of that action, plus a demand from President Donald Trump to address the crisis that has impacted south Texas farmers, a deal was struck, Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins said, according to a news release posted on the website of the Department of Agriculture.
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“Mexico has been far behind in its obligations”
We are the doormat for the world! We don’t hold any other country to its obligations.
Just look what President Trump got NATO countries to do with their defense spending...and there are still many pikers in NATO not meeting their obligations for defense spending.
how about the sewage mexico send down the Tia Juana (tijuana) river to pacific ocean near san diego?
Substitute the water for the sewage they've sent. They can reverse osmosis it with equipment bought from us. That might clean up most of it.
Trump goes in like a F-in rhinoceros.
Come in strong, scare folks, get their attention, then make deals and back off as those come to fruition.
It's always easy to back off later.
Great work by the Trump Team.
Take that, Canada!
Mexico has been stealing water from Texas for over 6 decades and has gotten worse in the past 5 years.
https://amistad.uslakes.info/Level/
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