Trump is back to bashing Mexico on the border claiming it is NOT stopping immigrants from other countries coming to the U.S. and promising action 'soon'
- Trump renewed his immigration threat Tuesday for no apparent reason
- Threatened Mexico and promised action soon, in response to unspecified issue
- 'I am very disappointed that Mexico is doing virtually nothing to stop illegal immigrants,' he said in tweets
- Could be responding to Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's request for the U.S. to foot the cost of aid for Central American countries
- He suggested the U.S. invest in economic development in the countries to keep the migrants from coming up
President Trump renewed an attack on Mexico on Tuesday, claiming the nation that shares a border with the U.S. 'is doing virtually nothing to stop' illegal immigrants from entering the U.S.
He claimed that Mexico believes migrants 'should have the right to flow into the U.S. & that U.S. taxpayers should be responsible for the tremendous costs associated' with the costs of having them in the country.
It was not immediately clear what Trump was referring in tweets that said: 'I am very disappointed that Mexico is doing virtually nothing to stop illegal immigrants from coming to our Southern Border where everyone knows that because of the Democrats, our Immigration Laws are totally flawed & broken.
President Trump renewed an attack on Mexico on Tuesday, claiming the nation that shares a border with the U.S. 'is doing virtually nothing to stop' illegal immigrants from entering the U.S.
'Mexico's attitude is that people from other countries, including Mexico, should have the right to flow into the U.S. & that U.S. taxpayers should be responsible for the tremendous costs associated w/this illegal migration. Mexico is wrong and I will soon be giving a response!'
Trump insisted Monday at a rally that the country is full and cannot accept illegal immigrants. He did not explain how he plans to accommodate legal immigrants, refugees and American-born children, if that's the case.
'Our country is full. We don't want people coming up here. Our country is full. We want Mexico to stop. We want all of them to stop. Our country is packed to the gills. We don't want them coming up,' he contended.
The U.S. president has claimed for years that that Mexico will pay for his barrier along the southern border. The nation has steadfastly refused.
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Trump insisted Monday at a rally that the country is full and cannot accept illegal immigrants. He did not explain how he plans to accommodate legal immigrants, refugees and American-born children, if that's the case
Now the country's new leader, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, wants the U.S. to foot the cost of aid for nations in Central America where most of the migrants are coming from.
The request came after a U.N. Commission recommended a hefty investment in security spending and anti-corruption efforts that Obrador suggested the U.S. should pay for.
'It goes to the root of the problem,' Obrador said. 'People migrate out of necessity, for a lack of job opportunities or because of violence.'
It carries a price tag of $10 billion, which Mexico suggests the U.S. put into economic development to discourage migrants from leaving their native countries instead of more security spending.
Trump has threatened to cut Central American aid altogether but has been unsuccessful at totally ending it. Congress gets greenlight federal spending, and cuts to the State Department's budget have been frowned upon.
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