Recognizing that border closures will negatively affect the US economy, Mr. Trump said:
“They [Mexico] are a huge trading partner. The trade is very important, the border is very important. But security is the most important thing ....
You all hear me talk a lot about trade. But let me tell you a secret: for me, security is more important than trade. So we will have a strong border, or we will have a closed border , "Trump told reporters at the White House on April 2.
Many members of Congress, including the Republican Party, warned the president of the disastrous consequences for the US economy if the border with Mexico was closed.
"The border closure has the potential for catastrophic economic consequences for our country," Republican Party leader Mitch McConnell told reporters on Tuesday.
"I hope we won't have to do such things."
Car companies General Motors, Ford and Fiat Chrysler jointly issued a joint statement saying 'any action to prevent border trade would be detrimental to the US economy and especially to the auto industry'.
Building a border wall with Mexico to block illegal immigration, crime and drugs is Mr. Trump's most important pledge to voters, but still faces many difficulties due to the opposition of the Party. Democracy in Congress. Mr. Trump had to use the presidential privilege to declare a state of emergency in the South to have a budget to build this wall, something that angered the Democratic Party.
On April 3, Mr. Trump confirmed his position on Twitter, despite economic concerns:
"Congress must gather and immediately close the border holes! Without action, borders, or large portions of the border will be closed. This is a national emergency! ”
“ I have not seen any Democratic Party members at the border working with us or asking to speak to any of us. They have an open invitation. We are overloaded, our facilities are overloaded. We have an emergency crisis. ” Mr. Trump reiterated the speech of Art Del Cueto, Member of the National Border.
From last Friday, President Trump warned that the border would be closed this week if Mexico did not act immediately to stop the growing flow of pedestrians moving to the United States. Trump's threat seems to work when Mexico is temporarily halting the "humane" visa issuance so that the influx of free migrants moves through its territory as before.
According to Reuters, about 1,500 immigrants including men, women and children from countries such as Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Cuba gathered in a troubled giant of people in the southern Mexican state of Chipas. apply for a temporary visa, and face the risk of deportation if they continue north.
The Mexican immigration agency said it would prioritize issuing visas to vulnerable groups such as the elderly and unaccompanied children, while offering transportation to transport others to their homeland.
President Trump noted Mexico's efforts to prevent illegal immigration.
“Mexico, as you know, began arresting many people from Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador from the southern border from yesterday and they are actually arresting thousands of people. And that's really the first thing they did for decades and they should have done it a long time ago, ” he told reporters on Tuesday.
On Twitter, the US president wrote:
" After many years (decades), Mexico is arresting large numbers of people on its southern border, mostly from Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador. They all received American money for years, and did absolutely nothing for us, just like the Democratic Party in Congress! "
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