Posted on 04/04/2019 4:32:49 PM PDT by Kaslin
President Trump’s threat to completely close the U.S.-Mexico border has succeeded brilliantly in getting Mexico to finally to make a commitment to stop the flow of illegal immigrants and drugs from crossing into the U.S. As a result, the president announced Thursday that he is giving Mexico a year to act on that commitment.
Just as his tough talk prompted North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to come to the negotiating table to discuss denuclearization, President’s Trump’s strong stand demanding that Mexico crack down on the illegal flow of people and drugs into our country has been far more effective than the polite requests of previous U.S. presidents to get Mexican officials to act.
“We’re going to give them a one-year warning and if the drugs don’t stop or largely stop, we’re going to put tariffs on Mexico and products, in particular cars,” the president told reporters at the White House. “And if that doesn’t stop the drugs, we close the border.”
President Trump sent the Mexican government a wake-up call last Friday when he tweeted: “If Mexico doesn’t immediately stop ALL illegal immigration coming into the United States through our Southern Border, I will be CLOSING the Border, or large sections of the Border, next week.”
As a result of that tough stand by Trump, he told reporters Tuesday that Mexico had already started taking action to secure its borders.
“So Mexico has, as of yesterday, made a big difference. You’ll see that – because few people, if any, are coming up,” the president said. “And they say they’re going to stop them. Let’s see.”
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I wish that were so, but I keep hearing and reading the exact opposite type of stories. Texans saying they have never seen such a heavy, steady flow of illegals before now.
Sadly, I don’t believe the Mexicans a single bit — I’ll believe it when the border invasion slows to a trickle. If THAT doesn’t happen, President Trump really needs to close the border to all but commercial trucking vehicles — and NOT A YEAR FROM NOW, a year of UNCHECKED continuous invasion.
Huh? Didn't Obrador just say that our immigration issues are not his problem?
We're getting ZERO cooperation from Mexico. The author needs to catch up.
We’re serious this time?
A year of postponement.
It takes time for Mexico to train and implement for such a result.
“We’re serious this time?
A year of postponement.”
Which person do you support that would do a better job?
90,00 crossed in February
He should have given Mexico one month to greatly reduce the number allowed across their southern border. That’s plenty of time to know if they have made serious attempts to accomplish that.
There better be some measurements of results long before a year is up, and some serious countermeasures if Mexico is not doing what they have said.
90,000
That is a problem. Trump is the best we’ve got. But, saying one week and then blowing it off in a few days doesn’t seem like good strategy to me, irregardless.
So they can keep it up for another year.
My understanding on this is the border will
be closed next week if Mexico doesn’t attempt
to stop the flow of illegals, and has issued
a second ultimatum of imposing tarrifs on
autos if Mexico can’t control the flood of
drugs, and has given them a year to identify
and detain the drug dealers. I also believe
the national emergency is still in effect.
My understanding on this is the border will
be closed next week if Mexico doesn’t attempt
to stop the flow of illegals, and has issued
a second ultimatum of imposing tarrifs on
autos if Mexico can’t control the flood of
drugs, and has given them a year to identify
and detain the drug dealers. I also believe
the national emergency is still in effect.
sorry for the double....
Baloney. Giving Mexico a one-year warning is a joke.
“We’re going to give them a one-year warning
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Is this some kind of a sick joke? What’s to stop the entire population of Central America from crossing the border over the next year?
Depressing-Don Jr. 2020
27 months and the “emergency” continues unabated. 90,000 entered in Feb.
Tough stance, sell it to someone else, Charles Cuck.
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