Trump, the president of Mexico gives a different review of the “good conversation” on the border, illegal immigration

West Palm Beach, Fla. — President-elect Donald Trump declared victory in ending illegal immigration to Mexico on Wednesday after speaking with the country’s leader. But Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum suggested that Mexico is already doing its part and is not interested in closing its borders.

The two spoke just days after Trump threatened to impose new tariffs on Canada and Mexico as part of his effort to crack down on illegal immigration and drugs — a threat that prompted a quick and blunt response from Sheinbaum, who said any U.S. tax rates will be met with similar measures in his government – insisting: “There is no humility here.”

Trump said on social media that Sheinbaum “agreed to stop immigration into Mexico, and into the United States, effectively closing our Southern border.”

Sheinbaum revealed on social media, however, that she would “explain” to Trump that Mexico already “takes care” of the migrant caravans, calling it a “very good conversation,” but not indicating major changes in her administration’s policies.

“I explained to him the complete strategy that Mexico has followed to deal with the migration problem, respecting human rights. Because of this, migrants and caravans are helped before they reach the border,” wrote the Mexican leader. “We emphasize that Mexico’s position is not to close borders but to build bridges between governments and between people.”

Trump’s social media posts about the sanctions – describing what he called “a good conversation with Sheinbaum and suggesting that Mexico make a deal because of his threat of tariffs – financial markets.

Even if the proposed tariffs fail to materialize, Trump may argue with his supporters that they may just be an effective policy tool, and continue to rely on tariff threats.

But the only new policy clearly mentioned by either leader in their communications Wednesday was Trump’s pledge to launch a new national campaign to warn about the dangers of fentanyl use.

Sheinbaum said in his message that he and Trump, “also talked about strengthening cooperation on security issues, within the framework of our sovereignty, and the campaign we are making to prevent the use of fentanyl.”

In his third book, which quickly became hot on his Truth Social platform about their conversation, the president-elect said that he would “be working on a large scale in the Advertising Campaign of the United States, explaining how bad Fentanyl is for people to use – Millions of lives will be needlessly destroyed by the time the Campaign is over.” , everyone will know how bad the fear of this drug is.”

It is illegal immigration to the Mexican border is low in part because the Biden administration has received more cooperation from Mexico — the kind Trump seems to be celebrating.

Arrivals at the US-Mexico border are down 40 percent from their peak last December. US officials strongly recommend Mexican vigilance around rail yards and highway checkpoints.

Driven by growing pressure from the US to stop migrants heading north, in the past few years Mexican authorities have turned to sending them to southern Mexico, in a strategy seen by experts as an attempt to wear the migrants down.

Neither side specified any firm plans to impose new rates in their social media messages on Wednesday. But their implementation would generate higher prices for American consumers and slow economic growth, which could blow up a trade deal between the US, Canada and Mexico that was finalized in 2020 during Trump’s previous White House term.

Trump on Monday said he would impose a 25% tariff on all imports from Canada and Mexico as one of his first orders when he takes office on January 20. He also proposed an additional 10% tariff on China’s exports. materials used in the production of fentanyl.

In September, the United States imported $378.9 billion in goods from Mexico, $322.2 billion from China and $309.3 billion from Canada.