On Friday threatened to close the Mexican border or parts of it next week, writing in a series of tweets that unless Mexico's government immediately stopped illegal crossings he would take the action.
The tweets come amid growing warnings from the administration about a crisis at the border, and more than a month after the end of a partial government shutdown triggered by a fight over Trump's demands for funding for a border wall.
Trump blamed both Democrats in Congress and Mexico for the problems, accusing Mexico of making "a fortune" from the U.S. that is greater than its costs of protecting the border.
Mexico has the strongest, & they make more than $100 Billion a year on the U.S. Therefore, CONGRESS MUST CHANGE OUR WEAK IMMIGRATION LAWS NOW, & Mexico must stop illegals from entering the U.S....- Donald J. Trump March 29, 2019....through their country and our Southern Border.
If Mexico doesn't immediately stop ALL illegal immigration coming into the United States throug our Southern Border, I will be CLOSING....- Donald J. Trump March 29, 2019....the Border, or large sections of the Border, next week.
Trump made similar threats to shut down the southern border late last year, but ultimately ended up not following through on the threats.
The president's threat sets up his first confrontation with Mexico's new president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, and comes as U.S. Customs and Border Protection has reported that it has reached capacity for housing migrants at facilities in both Texas and Arizona.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/436459-trump-threatens-to-close-mexican-border-next-week
The tweets come amid growing warnings from the administration about a crisis at the border, and more than a month after the end of a partial government shutdown triggered by a fight over Trump's demands for funding for a border wall.
Trump blamed both Democrats in Congress and Mexico for the problems, accusing Mexico of making "a fortune" from the U.S. that is greater than its costs of protecting the border.
Mexico has the strongest, & they make more than $100 Billion a year on the U.S. Therefore, CONGRESS MUST CHANGE OUR WEAK IMMIGRATION LAWS NOW, & Mexico must stop illegals from entering the U.S....- Donald J. Trump March 29, 2019....through their country and our Southern Border.
If Mexico doesn't immediately stop ALL illegal immigration coming into the United States throug our Southern Border, I will be CLOSING....- Donald J. Trump March 29, 2019....the Border, or large sections of the Border, next week.
Trump made similar threats to shut down the southern border late last year, but ultimately ended up not following through on the threats.
The president's threat sets up his first confrontation with Mexico's new president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, and comes as U.S. Customs and Border Protection has reported that it has reached capacity for housing migrants at facilities in both Texas and Arizona.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/436459-trump-threatens-to-close-mexican-border-next-week
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