Mexico Says It Is Holding Back 250K Migrants amid Tariff Threat
Mexico’s top diplomats issued a veiled threat to the U.S. …
ILDEFONSO ORTIZ AND BRANDON DARBY3 Jun 2019
Mexico’s top diplomats issued a veiled threat to the U.S. government suggesting that without their efforts, 250,000 more Central American migrants could proceed north. The statement follows President Donald Trump’s threat of raising a 5 percent tariff if Mexico does not strengthen its borders.
On Monday evening, Mexico’s Foreign Relations Secretariat posted a statement claiming the country was effectively providing humanitarian visas to Central American migrants and strengthening immigration enforcement operations in southern Mexico.
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2019/06/03/mexico-says-it-is-holding-back-250k-migrants-amid-tariff-threat/