Post by Bob FtRump told us Mexico would pay for his wall
Interestingly enough they did:
https://edition.cnn.com/2019/10/20/americas/mexico-border-wall-trump/index.html
Yes, US taxpayers have been footing the bill for efforts to build new
physical barriers at the US-Mexico border.
But experts note that Mexico’s massive deployment of National Guard
troops over the past few months has played a major role in blocking
migrants from reaching the US border in the first place. It’s a point
Trump himself has made at several recent events – a dramatic change in
tone from his sharp criticisms of Mexico earlier this year.
“I would like to thank President López Obrador of Mexico for the great
cooperation we are receiving, and for right now putting 27,000 troops on
our southern border,” Trump told the United Nations General Assembly
last month. “Mexico is showing us great respect, and I respect them in
return.”
A few days later, Trump told reporters he was “using Mexico to protect
our border” because Democrats weren’t doing enough to fix the
immigration system.
And last week, acting US Customs and Border Protection chief Mark Morgan
praised Mexico on Twitter, sharing a news story about the October 12
operation to turn back the latest caravan.
“Mexico’s enhanced border security efforts along their southern border
continue to have a dramatic impact on this regional crisis,” he wrote.
“I just returned from Mexico where we had collaborative discussions on
stemming the flow of illegal migration throughout the region.”
Thousands of troops deployed
Asked to respond to claims that Mexico is effectively paying for the
wall Trump wanted, foreign ministry spokesman Roberto Velasco told CNN
that migration flows have notably decreased in recent months, and that
efforts continue for a regional development plan to address the root
causes of migration in Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras.
“The number of migrants presented before Mexican authorities has
decreased by 70% from June to September,” he said.
The decrease, he wrote in a recent letter to the editor published in
Mexico’s El Universal newspaper, came as a result of Mexican legislative
efforts and a push to strengthen the rule of law in southern Mexico.
As the Trump administration threatened to impose tariffs, Mexican
officials in June agreed to step up their country’s immigration enforcement.
TOPSHOT - Mexican National Guard members prevent Central American
migrants from crossing the Rio Bravo, in Ciudad Juarez, State of
Chihuahua, on June 21, 2019. -
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador suggested Friday he and US
counterpart Donald Trump should hold their first meeting in September to
review progress on the countries' recent migration deal.
López Obrador has said he had no choice but to negotiate.