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Mexican president ‘rejects’ Trump orders, vows to protect immigrants inside US
CNBC.Com ^ | January 26, 2017 | Alex Johnson and Carolina Gonzalez

Posted on 01/26/2017 4:47:33 AM PST by BradtotheBone

Hours after U.S. President Donald Trump signed executive orders to curb illegal immigration, Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto promised Wednesday night to protect Mexicans in the United States.

"Where there is a Mexican migrant at risk that requires our support, your country should be there," Peña Nieto said in a brief address to his nation, which he said was a response to Trump's actions earlier in the day.

"Our communities are not alone," Peña Nieto said. "The Mexican Government will provide them with the legal advice, which guarantees the protection they require."

Specifically, he said, "the 50 Mexican consulates in the United States will become authentic advocates for the rights of migrants." He didn't provide details on what he said he wanted them to do.

Peña Nieto is scheduled to meet with Trump next Tuesday to discuss trade and immigration. But after Trump signed the two orders — one to begin steps to fund Trump's promised wall along the U.S.-Mexican border and the other to significantly boost the U.S. Border Patrol — Peña Nieto said he was consulting with Mexican officials in Washington to decide on "the next steps."

While he stopped short of canceling the meeting, he insisted: "Mexico offers and demands respect as the fully sovereign nation we are."

Peña Nieto said he "regrets and rejects" Trump's orders Wednesday because "Mexico does not believe in walls."

"I have said it over and over again: Mexico will not pay for any wall," he stressed.

The showdown over immigration isn't the only tense topic on the agenda for next week's meeting, assuming it goes forward. Trade would also be a key issue of discussion with Trump, who promised during his campaign to renegotiate the terms of the North American Free Trade Agreement.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; Mexico
KEYWORDS: aliens
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To: Gaffer

Claymore mines and bouncing Bettys.

No maintenance and cheap.


61 posted on 01/26/2017 6:09:25 AM PST by wally_bert (I didn't get where I am today by selling ice cream tasting of bookends, pumice stone & West Germany)
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To: BradtotheBone

Better set up a huge air-cushion on the other side of the wall.


62 posted on 01/26/2017 6:10:33 AM PST by The Toll
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To: BradtotheBone

There is but one reason that the libs want the flood of illegal immigrants to continue - votes. They vote (illegally, of course) almost exclusively democrat.

Deport them ALL now! If libs don’t like it, they can move to Mexico also.


63 posted on 01/26/2017 6:24:22 AM PST by meyer (The Constitution says what it says, and it doesn't say what it doesn't say.)
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To: BradtotheBone

Build a Wall.

Defund Sanctuary Cities.

Problem Solved.

NEXT!


64 posted on 01/26/2017 6:25:57 AM PST by Big Red Badger (UNSCANABLE in an IDIOCRACY!)
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To: BradtotheBone

He can not protect the people within his own borders


65 posted on 01/26/2017 6:30:08 AM PST by KingNo155
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To: BradtotheBone

He’s only trying to protect his own financial interests. “Remittances,” next to oil, are Mexico’s greatest source of revenue. And you wonder why they’re pushing them here?


66 posted on 01/26/2017 6:35:24 AM PST by RU88 (Bow to no man)
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To: BradtotheBone
"I have said it over and over again: Mexico will not pay for any wall," he stressed.

One way or another

67 posted on 01/26/2017 6:42:31 AM PST by kanawa (Trump Loves a Great Deal)
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To: BradtotheBone
They even have their federales patrolling the desert and offering water bottles and other supplies to those looking to invade us. This is not neighborly. It seems to me to be war overtures. Having said that, most of this would auto-resolve were all benefits stopped immediately - no jobs without work permits (e-verify), no public school enrollment, healthcare billed to the gov't. of Mexico and certainly no cash assistance, food stamps and cell phones. Plus, on top of that, the wall just to improve the scenery and to deter those who would make day (or other short duration) trips for the drug trade.


68 posted on 01/26/2017 6:49:43 AM PST by definitelynotaliberal (I believe it! He's alive! Sweet Jesus!)
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To: BradtotheBone

Yeah yeah. What ever you say, Pancho.


69 posted on 01/26/2017 6:55:21 AM PST by Ray76 (DRAIN THE SWAMP)
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To: BradtotheBone

What a dumba$$. Not smart enough to run his country in a way that people want to live there in the first place.


70 posted on 01/26/2017 6:57:51 AM PST by jimbug
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To: BradtotheBone

This little twit will be selling tacos on a street corner if he wants to fight President Trump.

Say bye-bye to Ram trucks assembly leaving Mexico now. What do you think is leaving next smart-ass.


71 posted on 01/26/2017 7:07:11 AM PST by JayAr36 (ISLAM IS NOT A REIGION! It is a Theocracy determined to over throw America)
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To: BradtotheBone

How about taking your criminals back then? We’ll bring them to the border, ok?


72 posted on 01/26/2017 7:24:17 AM PST by jch10 (President Trump, President Trump, President Trump! I just love saying that!)
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To: BradtotheBone

Mexico having a meltdown because their detritus is being pushed back across the border for them to deal with.


73 posted on 01/26/2017 7:56:19 AM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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Specifically, he said, "the 50 Mexican consulates in the United States will become authentic advocates for the rights of migrants." He didn't provide details on what he said he wanted them to do.

Expel 'em, shut them down!

74 posted on 01/26/2017 7:57:35 AM PST by BlackbirdSST (Leftist tears, fill my cup!)
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To: BradtotheBone
Specifically, he said, "the 50 Mexican consulates in the United States will become authentic advocates for the rights of migrants." He didn't provide details on what he said he wanted them to do.

He seems to have forgotten that the U.S. isn't REQUIRED to have Mexican consulates on our soil, let alone one in every state. If they are engaging in and/or supporting illegal activity, we have every right to shut them down and deport the consulates' staffs. Just saying.

75 posted on 01/26/2017 8:08:18 AM PST by Hoffer Rand (God be greater than the worries in my life, be stronger than the weakness in my mind, be magnified.)
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To: BradtotheBone

How about protecting Americans in Mexico instead of enforcing their laws like they want us to ignore our laws????


76 posted on 01/26/2017 8:30:54 AM PST by trebb (Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
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To: BradtotheBone

This is satire, right?


77 posted on 01/26/2017 10:00:33 AM PST by mumblypeg (Make America Macho Again.)
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To: BradtotheBone

If this isn’t satire (it reads like it) then Nieto has some mighty big ballz claiming HE will defend illegals in OUR country.
Here’s a clue: Nyet-O is NOT MY PRESIDENT.
And MY PRESIDENT’s ballz are bigger!


78 posted on 01/26/2017 10:07:04 AM PST by mumblypeg (Make America Macho Again.)
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To: BradtotheBone

“Where there is a Mexican migrant at risk that requires our support, your country should be there, Peña Nieto said “.

If they weren’t at risk and your country supported them they wouldn’t need to cross the border for a better life.


79 posted on 01/26/2017 10:45:31 AM PST by Garvin (The Fourth Estate is The Fifth Column.)
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To: BradtotheBone

What’s he gonna do, send in the Mexican Army or Federalize the cartels?


80 posted on 01/26/2017 3:45:13 PM PST by JimRed ( TERM LIMITS, now and forever! Building the Wall, NOW!)
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