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The latest proposal of the Department for the US National Security: separate families who try to cross the border Mexican

5 Marzo 2017 BreakingNews @en di

The latest proposal of the Department for the US National Security regarding the repatriation of Mexican illegal immigrants is to separate families who try to cross the border. This idea is due to the current American legislation does not allow the authorities to hold in custody for a long period, families with children, the new proposal provides for the repatriation of the parents and the custody of children to the Department of Health and Humanitarian Services.

According US Department of State, US citizens in Mexico are about 1,000,000 of which approximately 934,000 are irregular

1 Marzo 2017 BreakingNews @en di

According to estimates of the National Institute of Geography and Statistics in 2015 91.2% of US citizens who resided in Mexico did not do it on a regular basis, only 65,000 out of a total of 739,000. According to to the latest surveys this condition has not improved rather has worsened, now US citizens in Mexico are about 1,000,000 of which approximately 934,000 are irregular, according to data provided by the US Department of State. Despite the high number of illegal immigrants Mexico maintains a softer line on the issuewhereas across the border the new administration led by Trump already has repatriated almost 12,000 people of which only 723 were involved in crimes such as drug trafficking or weapons.

The INCB: the eventual construction of the wall on the border between Mexico and the United States wouldn't solve the problem of drug trafficking

20 Febbraio 2017 BreakingNews @en di

The INCB (International Narcotics Control Board) has published a document, which suggests that the eventual construction of the wall on the border between Mexico and the United States would not solve the problem of drug trafficking, in fact, the INCB notes that the Mexican drug cartels operating a turnover of about $ 3.2 billion annually and that take advantage of very technological means such as drones or remote controlled submarines to carry the loads of drugs across the border, considering that according to data of the Secretariat for the National Defense there are today at least 60 airstrips not registered only in the Baja California region.

Videgaray said that Mexico will not change his mind about the financing of the wall on the border between the US and Mexico

18 Febbraio 2017 BreakingNews @en di

Luis Videgaray, Mexican Foreign Minister, met informally the US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson in Bonn, Germans, where both are attending the G20. Videgaray said that Mexico will not change his mind about the financing of the wall on the border between the US and Mexico that the US President Trump wants to build, however, also stated that the US has every right to defend their borders and on this issue Mexico is willing to talk, finally he hinted that other Ministers of foreign Affairs are pushing so that the two countries work together as much as possible.

The first negative results of the anti Trump Mexican politics are felt: sales collapse in US border cities

10 Febbraio 2017 Americas/BreakingNews @en di

The first negative results of the anti Trump Mexican politics are felt, in fact, the traders of different secondary border towns like Eagle Pass and Brownsville, Texas, and Sonora, Arizona, are heavily affected by the absence of Mexican shoppers and shops are completely empty , all this is two to the high value of the dollar compared to pesos but also by the boycott that Mexicans living near the border have DECIDED to do for the American economy. Do not do well either larger cities like San Diego and Tucson where, according to Functional data provided by the merchants store, the sales have declined between 50% and 80%.