U.S. - Mexico Announce Deal On Migration And Tariffs

....stem the tide of Migration through Mexico, and to our Southern Border. This is being done to greatly reduce, or eliminate, Illegal Immigration coming from Mexico and into the United States. Details of the agreement will be released shortly by the State Department. Thank you!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 8, 2019

Reuters: Trump calls off tariffs on Mexico after deal on migration

WASHINGTON/MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The United States and Mexico reached a deal on Friday to avert a tariff war, with Mexico pledging to take “strong measures” to contain the migration of mostly Central Americans crossing the southern U.S. border, a surge in recent months that has overwhelmed U.S. resources.

U.S. President Donald Trump, who has continually railed against illegal immigration as a candidate and since taking office, had threatened to impose 5% import tariffs on all Mexican goods from Monday if Mexico did not do more to tighten its borders. Imposing tariffs on Mexico would have left the United States fighting trade wars with two of its three largest trading partners and would further unnerve financial markets already on edge about a global economic slowdown.

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WNU Editor: This was a no win situation for Mexico, and one

that could have all been avoided if Mexico had taken action against the human traffickers who were organizing these massive caravans. Shame on Mexico to permit these human smuggling and trafficking organizations with their illicit financial and transportation networks to flourish, and shame on those in the U.S. who supported or downplayed this migration crisis.

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