Mexico vulnerable to more extreme demands after concession to Trump
US neighbour agrees to militarise southern border but leaves itself vulnerable to more extreme demands
09 June 2019 - 19:09
Mexico City — Mexico avoided the most extreme immigration concession sought by US President Donald Trump in the deal reached to fend off threatened tariffs, but it is left even weaker than before in the face of potential new pressure from Trump as he formally kicks off his re-election campaign this month.
Under the deal reached on Friday, Mexico agreed to use a large part of its newly formed National Guard to hold back immigrants crossing from Guatemala, and to take in possibly tens of thousands of people seeking asylum in the US while their cases are adjudicated...
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