The Mexican government announced that the number of migrants entering the US is down 56% since Trump threatened Mexico with Tariffs.
Fox News:
The Mexican government announced Friday that the number of migrants coming to its border with the U.S. had dropped by 56 percent over the past three months as the country tries to avert President Trump’s threatened tariffs on Mexico’s exports to its northern neighbor.
Foreign Secretary Marcelo Ebrard, citing data from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said the number of migrants apprehended at the frontier in August was 63,989 in August, down from 146,266 in May. Those numbers included people who presented themselves at U.S. ports of entry and were deemed inadmissible.
The Mexican government has deployed more than 20,000 police officers and National Guard troops across the country as part of an aggressive campaign meant to deter Central American migrants from passing through its territory en route to the United States. Ebrard said there had been seven formal complaints of human rights violations involving the National Guard, a relatively low number which he saw as another sign of success.
This came after President Trump’s tariff threat:
The U.S. and Mexico agreed in June to a 90-day window to allow Mexico to reduce the flow of migrants from Central America to the U.S. The agreement averted plans by Trump to impose a five percent tariff on Mexican goods in the U.S. that would have increased every month until it hit 25 percent.
Ebrard, is scheduled to meet with U.S. officials at the White House Tuesday to review the Mexican government’s progress.
“We’re showing that the strategy that Mexico put forward has been successful,” Ebrard told reporters. “I don’t expect a tariff threat Tuesday because it wouldn’t make sense.”
While drops in migration are typical during the summer months, officials denied any link between the drops in migration and seasonal trends.
Here is Trump’s tariff threat from May 30th:
….at which time the Tariffs will be removed. Details from the White House to follow.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 30, 2019
Trump also tweeted early on Septemeber 7th a quote from Bandon Judd President of the National Border Patrol.
“In 22 years of patrolling our Southern Border, I have never seen Mexico act like a true Border Security Partner until President Trump got involved, and now they are stepping up to the plate and doing what they need to do.†Brandon Judd, National Border Patrol
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 7, 2019
Mexico is officially doing more to help with our immigration problem than the Democrats. This should be front-page news of the New York Times. The fact President Trump has gotten Mexico to help with the migration crisis is something that the media mocked him for and claimed was impossible.
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