Last week, President Trump set off a firestorm by saying he was going to apply tariffs of 5%, escalating to 25%, on Mexico for their failures on the border.
Admittedly, Donald Trump has been an incredibly bad messenger on this point, constantly shifting between saying tariffs are to ensure betters deals and saying the tariffs themselves are great for America.
It appears the latest threat was for the latter, as Mexico is now sending a delegation to Washington a week before the new tariffs hit their economy.
MEXICO CITY - Fighting to stave off punitive tariffs announced by U.S. President Donald Trump, a senior Mexican delegation was set to begin high level talks on Monday in Washington, where it will be pushed to do more to hold back Central American migrants.
Trump on Sunday called Mexico an "Abuser" of the United States and said he wanted action, not talk.
Mexico has signaled it would retaliate to the tariffs, with targets likely to include farm products on Trump supporting states.
In a possible sign of U.S. priorities in the talks, which are due to run through at least Wednesday, Department of Homeland Security acting Secretary Kevin McAleenan said on Sunday that Mexico should deploy more personnel to interdict illegal migrants along a 150 mile stretch of border with Guatemala.
https://www.redstate.com/bonchie/2019/06/03/mexico-sends-delegation-negotiate-trump-slaps-tariffs-illegal-immigration/
Admittedly, Donald Trump has been an incredibly bad messenger on this point, constantly shifting between saying tariffs are to ensure betters deals and saying the tariffs themselves are great for America.
It appears the latest threat was for the latter, as Mexico is now sending a delegation to Washington a week before the new tariffs hit their economy.
MEXICO CITY - Fighting to stave off punitive tariffs announced by U.S. President Donald Trump, a senior Mexican delegation was set to begin high level talks on Monday in Washington, where it will be pushed to do more to hold back Central American migrants.
Trump on Sunday called Mexico an "Abuser" of the United States and said he wanted action, not talk.
Mexico has signaled it would retaliate to the tariffs, with targets likely to include farm products on Trump supporting states.
In a possible sign of U.S. priorities in the talks, which are due to run through at least Wednesday, Department of Homeland Security acting Secretary Kevin McAleenan said on Sunday that Mexico should deploy more personnel to interdict illegal migrants along a 150 mile stretch of border with Guatemala.
https://www.redstate.com/bonchie/2019/06/03/mexico-sends-delegation-negotiate-trump-slaps-tariffs-illegal-immigration/
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