Coutiño said Mexico could impose retaliatory penalties, sparking a tariff war. López Obrador was betting on dialogue, seemingly convinced that Trump just needed to be informed of all that Mexico has been doing to slow illegal migration. Mexico also has deported thousands of migrants and frustrated thousands more who wait endlessly for permits that would allow them to travel legally through Mexico. They’re human beings.” López Obrador has lobbied the U.S. and other countries to support a Marshall Plan-like program for southern Mexico and the Northern Triangle region of Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador. Trump resumed his Twitter complaints about the United States’ southern neighbour, saying that “Mexico has taken advantage of the United States for decades.

Source: thestar May 31, 2019 13:15 UTC