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A top Mexican security official is raising questions about the timing of the migrant caravan headed toward the U.S.
Interior Secretary Alfonso Navarrete said earlier this week, its no coincidence the caravan is approaching the U.S. during election season.
Central American migrants, part of the caravan hoping to reach the U.S. border, get a ride on trucks, in Donaji, Oaxaca state, Mexico, Friday, Nov. 2, 2018. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)
FILE – In this Oct. 27, 2018, file photo, President Donald Trump pauses while speaking at a rally at Southern Illinois Airport in Murphysboro, Ill. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
President Trump issues another stern warning to the group of illegal immigrants making its way north from Central America and promises big changes to the U.S. asylum system.
According to the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS), the cost of illegal immigration is rising as the border surge reaches its highest level since 2011.
In a report published Wednesday, the organization said the cost to taxpayers is around $70,000 per illegal immigrant, which is about seven times more than the cost of deportation.
Mexico’s U.S. Ambassador — Geronimo Gutierrez — is blasting Democrats for saying everyone in the migrant caravan are all peaceful refugees seeking asylum.
On Tuesday, Gutierrez explained there have been multiple instances where migrants have been “very violent,” while rebelling against border authorities.
This comes after Mexican officials warned some
President Trump is considering building a “tent city” along the southern border as a possible solution to the approaching migrant caravan.
During an interview on Monday, the president explained the tents would be used to hold migrants who have applied for asylum while they wait for their case to go to trial. He added, very few asylum
Members of a migrant caravan recently forced their way through a gate at Mexico’s southern border.
According to Sunday reports, more than 100 Central American migrants forced their way through a customs gate connecting Guatemala and Mexico.
Officials said several Guatemalan police officers and migrants were injured as the group “pushed and kicked” its way through the gate.
President Trump is touting his administration’s new trade deal with Canada and Mexico, calling it a new dawn for the American worker.
During a Rose Garden address Monday, the president said the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) is the largest and most historic trade deal ever made.
He said the deal will terminate NAFTA, which he criticized as one of the worst trade deals ever made.
President Trump reaffirms a new trade deal with Mexico can be made without Canada, and advises Congress to stay out of the matter.
In a series of tweets on Saturday the president pointed out there is ‘no political necessity’ to keep Canada in the new NAFTA deal.
The U.S and Canada are holding trade talks in Washington, where officials are negotiating a replacement for NAFTA.
Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland is meeting with U.S Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer with the discussions expected to focus on dairy tariffs.
President Trump has previously criticized Canada on the matter. He said for a deal to happen, Canada must
The Trump administration is set to announce a breakthrough with Mexico on NAFTA negotiations Thursday.
The so-called “handshake deal” comes after months of talks between the U.S. and its southern neighbor.
The announcement is also expected to include details on when Canadian officials will return to Washington for talks.