The arrogant Mexican president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador claimed the other day that illegals have a right to flood the border and enter this country illegally in his original response to Trump tariffs. Now it turns out the fat little arrogant president of Mexico is already caving and promising to amp up illegal immigration enforcement in an effort to stop the new tariffs on all Mexican goods from going into effect starting June 10th. The tariffs, if they go into effect will start at 5% and go all the way up to 25% by October.
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The Associated Press reports that Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador “hinted his country could tighten migration controls to defuse U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to impose tariffs on Mexican goods,” and that he plans on engaging the White House in talks this week, which he hopes will be fruitful.
Lopez Obrador insisted, in the same news conference, that the Mexican government has ramped up immigration enforcement along Mexico’s southern border and that officials have been working diligently to turn back migrant caravans, limit the number of migrant visas issued, and capture and deport recognized criminals, including MS-13 gang members.
“The main thing is to inform about what we’re already doing on the migration issue, and if it’s necessary to reinforce these measures without violating human rights, we could be prepared to reach that deal,” Lopez Obrador said Sunday.