AGRICULTURE/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “If we are able to make the deal with Mexico, & there is a good chance that we will, they will begin purchasing Farm & Agricultural products at very high levels, starting immediately. If we are unable to make the deal, Mexico will begin paying Tariffs at the 5% level on Monday!” […]
Category: Mexico
6/7/2019
CHINA/ECONOMY/MEXICO/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Donald Trump is trying to pull off the riskiest high-wire act of his presidency, threatening to escalate trade battles with Mexico and China even as warnings signals flash about a possible recession arriving just as his reelection campaign begins. Trump is edging to the brink of a two-front trade war in […]
6/7/2019
IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Andrés Manuel López Obrador of Mexico has two options in confronting the migration standoff with Washington: He can bow to President Trump’s demands, and take in tens of thousands of new asylum seekers. Or he can refuse, and face the threat of tariffs on all Mexican imports to the United States. […]
6/6/2019
BORDER/IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Mexico and the United States are discussing significant changes in asylum rules and border enforcement that could forestall President Trump from imposing tariffs on all Mexican imports, senior officials from both countries said Thursday [6-6-19]. The changes under consideration would give the United States a greater ability to reject requests for entry […]
6/6/2019
CONGRESS/MEXICO/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Congressional Republicans have suggested that they might join Democrats in pushing back against President Trump’s vow to use emergency powers to impose a sharp tax increase on Americans when they buy Mexican goods, unless and until the Mexican government does more to stop migrants from reaching and illegally crossing the American border. […]
6/5/2019
GOP/MEXICO/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Republican senators said Wednesday [6-5-19] that President Donald Trump should delay implementing the Mexico tariffs until he has made the case directly to them. Members want him to appear before them next week so they can appeal directly to him about the tariffs and urge him to back down from his threat, […]
6/5/2019
MEXICO/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….talks with Mexico will resume tomorrow with the understanding that, if no agreement is reached, Tariffs at the 5% level will begin on Monday, with monthly increases as per schedule. The higher the Tariffs go, the higher the number of companies that will move back to the USA!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June […]
6/5/2019
CONGRESS/IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Immigration discussions at the White House with representatives of Mexico have ended for the day. Progress is being made, but not nearly enough! Border arrests for May are at 133,000 because of Mexico & the Democrats in Congress refusing to budge on immigration reform. Further…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 5, 2019 5:42 […]
6/5/2019
IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump said on Wednesday [6-5-19] that progress was being made in talks with Mexico to stem the flow of migrants to the United States and would continue on Thursday [6-6-19], but unless an agreement can be reached a 5% tariff on Mexican goods would begin on Monday [6-3-19]. ‘Immigration discussions […]
6/5/2019
BORDER/MEXICO/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump said Thursday talks are going well with Mexico but that he’s prepared to enact new tariffs — a move that faces opposition from his own party and risks the strong economy he’s counting on heading into the 2020 presidential campaign. He also said he’s prepared to slap new tariffs […]
6/5/2019
GOP/HOUSE OF REPS/MEXICO/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “‘House Republicans support the President on Tariffs with Mexico all the way, & that makes any measure the President takes on the Border totally Veto proof. Why wouldn’t you as Republicans support him when that will allow our President to make a better deal.’ Thank you @GOPLeader” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
6/5/2019
CONGRESS/GOP/MEXICO/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s threats to impose blunt new tariffs on Mexico has unleashed a circular firing squad among Republicans in Congress. A bloc of Senate Republicans is threatening to put up a veto-proof majority to block the tariffs if Trump moves forward by using his national emergency powers. But most House Republicans […]
6/4/2019
CANADA/MEXICO/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “It was a jubilant day for North America. At least, it looked that way to leaders in Mexico City and Ottawa. Steel tariffs had just been lifted across the continent. Relieved Canadians had responded by introducing a bill to implement USMCA, the Trump administration’s signature trade deal, and Mexico had just followed […]
6/4/2019
BORDER/IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump on Tuesday [6-4-19] said he plans to move forward with imposing tariffs on Mexican imports next week as part of his effort to stem the flow of migrants crossing the southern border, telling reporters at a news conference with British Prime Minister Theresa May that Republican senators would be ‘foolish’ […]
5/31/2019
BORDER/DRUGS/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “90% of the Drugs coming into the United States come through Mexico & our Southern Border. 80,000 people died last year, 1,000,000 people ruined. This has gone on for many years & nothing has been done about it. We have a 100 Billion Dollar Trade Deficit with Mexico. It’s time!” –Donald Trump, […]
5/31/2019
AUTO INDUSTRY/DRUGS/MEXICO/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In order not to pay Tariffs, if they start rising, companies will leave Mexico, which has taken 30% of our Auto Industry, and come back home to the USA. Mexico must take back their country from the drug lords and cartels. The Tariff is about stopping drugs as well as illegals!” […]
5/31/2019
DEMS/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Mexico has taken advantage of the United States for decades. Because of the Dems, our Immigration Laws are BAD. Mexico makes a FORTUNE from the U.S., have for decades, they can easily fix this problem. Time for them to finally do what must be done!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 31, 2019 8:30 […]
5/30/2019
MEXICO/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “On June 10th, the United States will impose a 5% Tariff on all goods coming into our Country from Mexico, until such time as illegal migrants coming through Mexico, and into our Country, STOP. The Tariff will gradually increase until the Illegal Immigration problem is remedied,..” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 30, 2019 […]
5/30/2019
BORDER/MEXICO/TARIFFS: “To address the emergency at the Southern Border, I am invoking the authorities granted to me by the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. Accordingly, starting on June 10, 2019, the United States will impose a 5 percent Tariff on all goods imported from Mexico. If the illegal migration crisis is alleviated through effective actions […]
5/30/2019
MEXICO/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump said Thursday [5-30-19] that he would impose a 5 percent tariff on all imported goods from Mexico beginning June 10, a tax that would ‘gradually increase’ until the flow of undocumented immigrants across the border stopped. The announcement, which Mr. Trump made on his Twitter feed, said the tariffs would […]
5/30/2019
ASIA/AUTO INDUSTRY/EU/MEXICO/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Tariff Man has struck again. US stock futures and global stock markets, including shares of Asian and European automakers, tumbled Friday [5-31-19] after President Donald Trump said the United States will impose a 5% tariff on all Mexican imports. Japan’s Nikkei (N225) slumped 1.6%, while South Korea’s KOSPI (KOSPI) was mostly […]
5/22/2019
CANADA/CONGRESS/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @ChuckGrassley: Thx to Pres Trump/Amb Lighthizer & Canada/Mexico for working to get to this pt Now it’s time for Congress to do its job…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 22, 2019 5:41 am […]
5/21/2019
IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “…Mexico’s attitude is that people from other countries, including Mexico, should have the right to flow into the U.S. & that U.S. taxpayers should be responsible for the tremendous costs associated w/this illegal migration. Mexico is wrong and I will soon be giving a response!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 21, 2019 11:16 […]
5/21/2019
BORDER/DEMS/IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I am very disappointed that Mexico is doing virtually nothing to stop illegal immigrants from coming to our Southern Border where everyone knows that because of the Democrats, our Immigration Laws are totally flawed & broken…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 21, 2019 11:16 am […]
5/17/2019
CANADA/MEXICO/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration reached an agreement with Canada and Mexico to lift tariffs on metal imports, resolving a yearlong standoff that inflamed North Atlantic tensions and complicated efforts to ratify a revised trade deal…As part of the agreement, both Mexico and Canada agreed to lift retaliatory tariffs on American products. Instead of […]
5/17/2019
CANADA/CHINA/EU/MEXICO/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump agreed on Friday [5-17-19] to lift tariffs on metal imports from Mexico and Canada, removing a major irritant for two important allies that in exchange agreed to stop punishing American farmers with their own taxes on pork, cheese and milk. At the same time, Mr. Trump postponed a decision […]
5/14/2019
CANADA/MEXICO/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Senate Finance Chairman Chuck Grassley suggested today that U.S. and Canadian officials could be nearing a deal to lift the tariffs President Donald Trump imposed on steel and aluminum imports. Grassley, in a call with reporters, said he’s hopeful U.S. and Canadian officials are working to conclude negotiations ‘based on the fact […]
5/7/2019
COURTS/DHS/IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A federal appeals court is allowing the Trump administration to continue returning some asylum seekers to Mexico for the duration of their immigration hearings, for now. The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the administration can enforce the policy informally known as ‘Remain in Mexico’ pending appeal. The judges, though […]
4/29/2019
BORDER/DRUGS/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Coyotes and Drug Cartels are in total control of the Mexico side of the Southern Border. They have labs nearby where they make drugs to sell into the U.S. Mexico, one of the most dangerous country’s in the world, must eradicate this problem now. Also, stop the MARCH to U.S.” –Donald […]
4/24/2019
BORDER/MEXICO/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Mexico’s Soldiers recently pulled guns on our National Guard Soldiers, probably as a diversionary tactic for drug smugglers on the Border. Better not happen again! We are now sending ARMED SOLDIERS to the Border. Mexico is not doing nearly enough in apprehending & returning!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 24, 2019 7:00 am […]
4/24/2019
BORDER/MEXICO/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A very big Caravan of over 20,000 people started up through Mexico. It has been reduced in size by Mexico but is still coming. Mexico must apprehend the remainder or we will be forced to close that section of the Border & call up the Military. The Coyotes & Cartels have weapons!” […]
4/8/2019
IMMIGRATION/LEGAL/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A 9th Circuit Judge just ruled that Mexico is too dangerous for migrants. So unfair to the U.S. OUT OF CONTROL! https://t.co/XF8o3jMDle” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 8, 2019 10:10 pm […]
4/7/2019
BORDER/MEXICO/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….Mexico must apprehend all illegals and not let them make the long march up to the United States, or we will have no other choice than to Close the Border and/or institute Tariffs. Our Country is FULL!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 7, 2019 8:03 pm […]
4/6/2019
BORDER/IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….it’s powerful common sense Immigration Laws to stop illegals from coming through Mexico into the U.S., and removing them back to their country of origin. Until Mexico cleans up this ridiculous & massive migration, we will be focusing on Border Security, not Ports of Entry….” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 6, 2019 6:36 […]
4/5/2019
BORDER/IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “In a press gaggle before heading off to California to boast of his new-but-not-new wall on Friday [4-5-19] President Donald Trump said that Mexico had recently increased its apprehension of migrants in response to his threat of shutting down the US southern border…During an April 4 radio interview, Tonatiuh Guillén, commissioner of […]
4/5/2019
BORDER/CALIFORNIA/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump traveled to this small border town two hours east of San Diego on Friday [4-5-19] to highlight what he and his aides say is an out-of-control crisis caused by a surge of Central American families who have overwhelmed law enforcement facilities at the border. Just a day after retreating from […]
4/5/2019
MEXICO/NAFTA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In walking back his threat to close the US-Mexico border, President Donald Trump said Friday [4-5-19] he would override his pending US-Mexico-Canada Agreement to impose a 25% tariff on cars made south of the border if Mexico doesn’t help stem the flow of undocumented immigrants into the United States. After making a […]
4/5/2019
AUTO INDUSTRY/BORDER/IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump walked back his threat to shut down the U.S.-Mexico border Thursday [4-4-19], letting Mexico off with a ‘one-year warning,’ POLITICO’s Caitlin Oprysko reports. ‘The only thing frankly better, but less drastic than closing the border, is to tariff the cars coming in,’ the president told reporters at the […]
4/5/2019
IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….However, if for any reason Mexico stops apprehending and bringing the illegals back to where they came from, the U.S. will be forced to Tariff at 25% all cars made in Mexico and shipped over the Border to us. If that doesn’t work, which it will, I will close the Border…….” –Donald […]
4/5/2019
MEDIA/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Crazed and Dishonest Washington Post again purposely got it wrong. Mexico, for the first time in decades, is meaningfully apprehending illegals at THEIR Southern Border, before the long march up to the U.S. This is great and the way it should be. The big flow will stop…….” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April […]
4/5/2019
BORDER/MEXICO/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump said on Friday [4-5-19] he is considering an economic penalty apart from tariffs to counter the smuggling of drugs from Mexico across the southern U.S. border. ‘Likewise I am looking at an economic penalty for the 500 Billion Dollars in illegal DRUGS that are shipped and smuggled through Mexico […]
4/4/2019
BORDER/DHS/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said on Thursday [4-4-19] that the agency is in ‘disaster response’ as a result of a steep uptick of migrants at the southern border…Administration officials have been sounding the alarm over the increase in migrants at the southern border, underscoring the change in demographics as one […]
4/4/2019
AUTO INDUSTRY/BORDER/DRUGS/MEXICO/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump eased off his threat to shut down the U.S.-Mexico border, instead giving Mexico a ‘one-year warning’ and threatening to first impose auto tariffs before closing the border. ‘The only thing frankly better, but less drastic than closing the border, is to tariff the cars coming in,’ he told […]
4/4/2019
AUTO INDISTRY/BORDER/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s threat to close the U.S.-Mexico border to all trade would have an almost immediate and devastating impact on U.S. automotive and auto parts production and employment. The North American auto industry is highly integrated, and U.S. producers rely on over $113 billion in automotive and parts imports and nearly $36 billion in […]
4/4/2019
BORDER/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey softened his stance on a possible U.S.-Mexico border closure after meeting with President Donald Trump on Wednesday [4-3-19], saying he would support Trump if he opted for a shutdown but hoped any closure would be ‘as short as possible.’ The Oval Office meeting came two days after […]
4/2/2019
BORDER/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump’s senior economic aides are scrambling to impress upon him the potentially dire economic costs of his threat to shut down the U.S.-Mexico border, according to two people familiar with the matter. Both Kevin Hassett and Larry Kudlow, the president’s top economic advisers, have shared papers and data with Trump […]
4/2/2019
BORDER/ECONOMY/MEXICO/NATIONAL SECURITY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump acknowledged Tuesday [4-2-19] that shutting down the U.S.-Mexico border could have a dire impact on the economy, but contended that the move was about national security, and ‘that’s more important than trade.’ Trump threatened last week to close the southern border if Mexico did not do more to […]
4/2/2019
BORDER/IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump said on Tuesday [4-2-19] he was prepared to close the U.S. southern border if necessary but that Mexico has apprehended thousands of people in recent days and its actions have made a big difference in the immigration situation. Trump threatened on Friday [3-29-19] to close the border with Mexico […]
4/2/2019
BORDER/CENTRAL AMERICA/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “After many years (decades), Mexico is apprehending large numbers of people at their Southern Border, mostly from Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador. They have ALL been taking U.S. money for years, and doing ABSOLUTELY NOTHING for us, just like the Democrats in Congress!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 2, 2019 9:41 am […]
4/2/2019
BORDER/ECONOMY/IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump acknowledged Tuesday [4-2-19] that closing the southern border with Mexico could damage the United States economy, but said protecting America’s security was more important than trade. In remarks from the Oval Office, Mr. Trump reiterated his threat to shut the border if Mexico, America’s third largest trading partner, cannot restrict […]
4/1/2019
BORDER/DHS/GOP/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is thrusting his hard-line posture on immigration back to the fore this week, with plans for a Friday [4-5-19] trip to the southern border and possible new executive actions to restrict border crossings. But days after Trump renewed his long-standing threat to shut down the southern border entirely, even […]
4/1/2019
BORDER/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As President Donald Trump has renewed his threats to shut down the southern US border, officials in his administration are nervously watching his Twitter feed. Trump has been repeatedly warned by officials that shutting down the US-Mexico border could result in billions of dollars in economic losses, destabilize border towns and cities, […]
4/1/2019
BORDER/IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump could initiate chaos and grave economic disruption by finally making good on his threat to slam shut the southern border, yet he’s clearly tempted to do it anyway. Such a dramatic gesture would fulfill many of Trump’s most fundamental short-term political goals and indulge a domineering personality and a […]
4/1/2019
IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @realDonaldTrump: Mexico must use its very strong immigration laws to stop the many thousands of people trying to get into the USA. Our…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 1, 2019 7:15 am […]
3/31/2019
DEMS/IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Democrats are allowing a ridiculous asylum system and major loopholes to remain as a mainstay of our immigration system. Mexico is likewise doing NOTHING, a very bad combination for our Country. Homeland Security is being sooo very nice, but not for long!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 31, 2019 6:41 pm […]
3/30/2019
BORDER/IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Mexico must use its very strong immigration laws to stop the many thousands of people trying to get into the USA. Our detention areas are maxed out & we will take no more illegals. Next step is to close the Border! This will also help us with stopping the Drug flow from […]
3/29/2019
BORDER/CENTRAL AMERICA/FOREIGN AID/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump said on Friday [3-29-19] that there would be a ‘very good likelihood’ that he would seal off the United States border with Mexico next week, even as he moved to punish Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador for migrant caravans by cutting off all foreign aid to the countries. […]
3/29/2019
BORDER/DHS/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Friday [3-29-19] threatened to close the U.S-Mexico border next week if Mexico does not stop undocumented immigrants from coming into the United States, later adding that he’s ‘not playing games’ with his warning. But a senior administration official undermined the president’s threat, saying the Department of Homeland Security […]
3/29/2019
BORDER/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….the Border, or large sections of the Border, next week. This would be so easy for Mexico to do, but they just take our money and ‘talk.’ Besides, we lose so much money with them, especially when you add in drug trafficking etc.), that the Border closing would be a good thing!” […]
3/29/2019
BORDER/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….through their country and our Southern Border. Mexico has for many years made a fortune off of the U.S., far greater than Border Costs. If Mexico doesn’t immediately stop ALL illegal immigration coming into the United States throug our Southern Border, I will be CLOSING…..” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 29, 2019 10:37 […]
3/29/2019
DEMS/IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The DEMOCRATS have given us the weakest immigration laws anywhere in the World. 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 Trump, Twitter.com, March 29, […]
3/6/2019
BORDER/HUMAN TRAFFICKING/MEXICO: “Human trafficking is a disaster. Nobody knew too much about it until recently. It’s been going on for a million years, actually. It’s been going on for a long time. But we’ve seen it. We’ve spotted it. It’s being slowed down, but we can’t slow it down unless we have a very strong […]
3/1/2019
BORDER/GOVERNMENT/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Mexican officials are carrying out the Trump administration’s immigration agenda across wide stretches of the border, undercutting the Mexican government’s promises to defend migrants and support their search for a better life. The Mexican authorities are blocking groups of migrants at border towns, refusing to allow them onto international bridges to apply […]
2/20/2019
IMMIGRATION/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/LEGAL/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A coalition of immigrant advocacy groups is asking a federal judge for a restraining order that would block the Trump administration from forcing asylum seekers to stay in Mexico while their cases make their way through US immigration courts. In a motion filed Wednesday [2-20-19], advocates argued that the administration’s new […]
2/9/2019
BORDER/ELECTION/MEXICO/NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As President Donald Trump prepares to meet North Korea’s Kim Jong Un for a second time, he’s out to replicate the suspenseful buildup, make-or-break stakes and far-flung rendezvous of their first encounter. The reality star American president will soon learn if the sequel, on this matter and many others, can compete […]
2/6/2019
BORDER/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “President Donald Trump kept a relatively low profile the day after his State of the Union address, staying silent on Twitter and remaining in Washington on a day when many past presidents have hit the road to amplify their annual speeches. But White House officials and close advisers say that Trump is […]
2/6/2019
BORDER/CONGRESS/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “President Donald Trump will return to the U.S.-Mexico border next week amid ongoing negotiations to avoid another government shutdown and as the White House lays the groundwork for declaring a national emergency to build a border wall. A day after a State of the Union address in which Trump discussed the need […]
2/6/2019
BORDER/IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump’s State of the Union speech hit hard on a topic that has dominated his term in office: defending the border with Mexico against what he described as migrants in ‘large organized caravans.’ He also suggested that the Mexican authorities were encouraging the migrants to cross the border illegally. ‘We have […]
2/5/2019
BORDER/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “Tremendous numbers of people are coming up through Mexico in the hopes of flooding our Southern Border. We have sent additional military. We will build a Human Wall if necessary. If we had a real Wall, this would be a non-event!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, February 5, 2019 9:10 am […]
2/3/2019
CRIME/GOP/IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “With Caravans marching through Mexico and toward our Country, Republicans must be prepared to do whatever is necessary for STRONG Border Security. Dems do nothing. If there is no Wall, there is no Security. Human Trafficking, Drugs and Criminals of all dimensions – KEEP OUT!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, February 3, 2019 5:03 […]
2/3/2019
CRIME/GOP/IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “With Caravans marching through Mexico and toward our Country, Republicans must be prepared to do whatever is necessary for STRONG Border Security. Dems do nothing. If there is no Wall, there is no Security. Human Trafficking, Drugs and Criminals of all dimensionns – KEEP OUT!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, February 3, 2019 4:59 […]
1/31/2019
BORDER/CRIME/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Very sadly, Murder cases in Mexico in 2018 rose 33% from 2017, to 33,341. This is a big contributor to the Humanitarian Crisis taking place on our Southern Border and then spreading throughout our Country. Worse even than Afghanistan. Much caused by DRUGS. Wall is being built!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, January 31, […]
1/31/2019
CRIME/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “With Murders up 33% in Mexico, a record, why wouldn’t any sane person want to build a Wall! Construction has started and will not stop until it is finished. @LouDobbs @foxandfriends” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, January 31, 2019 7:32 am […]
1/31/2019
BORDER/CRIME/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Very sadly, Murder cases in Mexico in 2018 rose 33% from 2017, to 33,341. This is a big contributor to the Humanitarian Crises taking place on our Southern Border and then spreading throughout our Country. Worse even than Afghanistan. Much caused by DRUGS. Wall is being built!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, January 31, […]
1/24/2019
BORDER/COURTS/IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration expects to launch a policy as early as Friday [1-25-19] that forces people seeking asylum to wait in Mexico while their cases wind through U.S. courts, an official said, marking one of the most significant changes to the immigration system of Donald Trump’s presidency. The changes are set to […]
1/19/2019
BORDER/IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Mexico is doing NOTHING to stop the Caravan which is now fully formed and heading to the United States. We stopped the last two – many are still in Mexico but can’t get through our Wall, but it takes a lot of Border Agents if there is no Wall. Not easy!” –Donald […]
1/18/2019
BORDER/MEXICO/MUSLIMS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “President Trump revived an old and still unproved rumor that hints that Islamic migrants were entering the United States through Mexico and could pose a terrorism threat. This lacks evidence. Starting as early as 2005, politicians have claimed to have discovered discarded prayer rugs — and perhaps even Qurans or ‘a lot […]
1/17/2019
BORDER/IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “Nearly 400 migrants burrowed under a fence on the US-Mexico border earlier this week and crossed into the United States, four sources familiar with the matter told CNN. US Border Patrol officers stationed in the Yuma, Arizona, sector took about 375 migrants into custody on Monday after they had made it into […]
1/11/2019
MEXICO/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “I often said during rallies, with little variation, that ‘Mexico will pay for the Wall.’ We have just signed a great new Trade Deal with Mexico. It is Billions of Dollars a year better than the very bad NAFTA deal which it replaces. The difference pays for Wall many times over!” […]
1/10/2019
BORDER/IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/TEXAS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “During a trip to the U.S-Mexico border on Thursday [1-10-19], President Donald Trump twice claimed that more people are being caught illegally crossing the southern border than ever before. ‘We’re apprehending more people than ever apprehended before,’ Trump told a group of law enforcement officials and local leaders during a round-table discussion […]
1/8/2018
BORDER/MEXICO/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “President Donald Trump has repeatedly promised that Mexico would pay for the border wall, a pledge he made starting on the campaign trail. Now he’s demanding that Congress come up with more than $5 billion to build a wall. He’ll make a prime-time address Tuesday night, making his case to the […]
1/8/2019
BORDER/IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “With the bullhorn of a nationally televised address and the prestige of the White House around him, President Trump delivered a dark, if familiar, message to the American people on Tuesday [1-8-19] night: The United States needs a border wall to stanch the flow of drugs and criminals, and it has no […]
1/8/2019
BORDER/CLINTONS/JIMMY CARTER/MEXICO/MIKE PENCE/OBAMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “The Latest on President Donald Trump’s claim that his predecessors endorsed his idea of a wall at the U.S.-Mexico border (all times local): 9:05 a.m. Vice President Mike Pence says President Donald Trump’s recent claim that his predecessors endorsed his idea of a U.S.-Mexico border wall was an ‘impression.’ Trump […]
1/7/2019
BORDER/DEMS/MEDIA/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “President Donald Trump is taking over the nation’s airwaves Tuesday [1-8-19] night to argue his case for a U.S.-Mexico border wall — and Democrats are not happy about it. Representatives for ABC, CBS, CNN, Fox Broadcasting, Fox News Channel, Fox Business Network, MSNBC and NBC confirmed plans to air Trump’s address live […]
1/7/2019
DEMS/GOVERNMENT/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “As the budget standoff between President Trump and congressional Democrats grinds into the third week of a partial government shutdown, the White House has floated the idea that Mr. Trump might invoke emergency powers to build his proposed wall on the Mexican border without lawmakers’ approval. That route could resolve the immediate […]
1/2/2019
MEXICO/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “Mexico is paying for the Wall through the new USMCA Trade Deal. Much of the Wall has already been fully renovated or built. We have done a lot of work. $5.6 Billion Dollars that House has approved is very little in comparison to the benefits of National Security. Quick payback!” –Donald […]
12/31/2018
MEXICO/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “MEXICO IS PAYING FOR THE WALL through the many billions of dollars a year that the U.S.A. is saving through the new Trade Deal, the USMCA, that will replace the horrendous NAFTA Trade Deal, which has so badly hurt our Country. Mexico & Canada will also thrive – good for all!” […]
12/26/2018
BORDER/DEMS/GOVERNMENT/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “President Donald Trump dug in his heels Wednesday [12-26-18] as the partial government shutdown drags on, telling reporters during a trip to Iraq that he would do ‘whatever it takes’ to get a wall at the border with Mexico…Parts of the federal government shut down last week after lawmakers were unable to […]
12/26/2018
COURTS/IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration on Wednesday [12-26-18] signaled its appeal of a federal court ruling that blocked the White House from restricting asylum claims at the U.S.-Mexico border. Federal District Judge Jon Tigar last week blocked President Donald Trump’s November proclamation and fast-track regulation to bar migrants from seeking asylum who do […]
12/21/2018
BORDER/MEXICO/MICK MULVANEY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “Incoming White House acting-chief of staff Mick Mulvaney once called President Donald Trump’s views on a border wall and immigration ‘simplistic’ and ‘absurd and almost childish.’ A physical barrier would not stop undocumented immigrants from crossing the Mexican border and ranchers at the border say they don’t need a fence, Mulvaney […]
12/20/2018
BORDER/IMMIGRATION/MEDIA/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RUSH LIMBAUGH ALERTED his audience on Thursday 12/20/18] that President Donald Trump ‘has gotten word to me that he is either getting funding for the border or he’s shutting the whole thing down.’ Limbaugh, like Ann Coulter, Breitbart and several Fox News hosts and guests, were uncharacteristically critical of Trump for wavering […]
12/19/2018
BORDER/MEXICO/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “President Donald Trump on Wednesday [12-19-18] said the U.S. military will construct his long-promised wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, insisting that it will be built ‘one way or the other’ while seemingly walking back threats to shut down the government if Congress fails to appropriate for the wall by the end of […]
12/19/2018
BORDER/MEXICO/NAFTA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “Mexico is paying (indirectly) for the Wall through the new USMCA, the replacement for NAFTA! Far more money coming to the U.S. Because of the tremendous dangers at the Border, including large scale criminal and drug inflow, the United States Military will build the Wall!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 19, 2018 8:43 […]
12/13/2018
BORDER/DEMS/IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/NAFTA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “President Donald Trump has begun to tie his seemingly abandoned campaign promise that Mexico will pay for the construction of a wall on the U.S. border to the newly negotiated trade pact that would replace the North American Free Trade Agreement. In a Thursday [12-13-18] tweet, Trump, using dubious logic, declared that […]
12/13/2018
BORDER/MEXICO/NAFTA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “I often stated, ‘One way or the other, Mexico is going to pay for the Wall.’ This has never changed. Our new deal with Mexico (and Canada), the USMCA, is so much better than the old, very costly & anti-USA NAFTA deal, that just by the money we save, MEXICO IS PAYING […]
12/13/2018
BORDER/IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “President Trump has been vague on how Mexico would pay for his border wall and has suggested various ways this could happen — including imposing fees on visas and border crossings from Mexico or paying through ‘reimbursement.’ On Tuesday [12-11-18], he demanded the money from congressional appropriations. Then, on Thursday [12-13-18] […]
12/12/2018
BORDER/MEXICO/TERRORISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump said on Tuesday [12-11-18] that U.S. authorities had ‘caught 10 terrorists,’ citing it as a reason for why the United States should build a wall on its Mexican border, but four government sources said there was no recent evidence of terrorism suspects being caught along the border. A senior […]
12/6/2018
BORDER/IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The number of people arrested at the U.S.-Mexico border in November rose to the highest monthly level of the Trump presidency, according to preliminary statistics obtained by POLITICO. Border Patrol arrested 51,856 migrants in November — a 78 percent increase over the same month a year earlier. Families made up roughly half […]
12/6/2018
CANADA/CONGRESS/MEXICO/NAFTA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump just celebrated the signing of a new North American trade pact with Canada and Mexico, but he faces a huge roadblock in Congress over U.S. tariffs that are still in place on steel and aluminum imports from the two U.S. neighbors. The two nations are still working to negotiate […]
12/5/2018
IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Mexico’s leftist new president said Wednesday [12-5-18] that relations with U.S. President Donald Trump are ‘good,’ and the two will probably talk soon about the immigration issue. Many analysts had been expecting President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador to run into headlong conflict with Trump, especially since a caravan of about 7,000 Central […]