Amidst the dispute with the Democrats over the border wall to Mexico, US President Donald Trump is planning a speech to the nation and a trip to the border region. Trump announced yesterday via Twitter his TV speech for tomorrow (3:00 clock MEZ). The theme will be the location on the border. The White House had previously stated that Trump would go to the border region on Thursday. Details would be announced.
In the US, a dispute has been raging for months between Trump’s Republicans and the Democrats. Trump wants to build a wall on the border with Mexico and justifies this with national security. About two weeks ago, the dispute escalated because Trump calls for the wall in an interim budget five billion dollars.
The Democrats, on whose approval Trump relies, reject the project. As a result, the interim budget could not be passed. However, it also includes funds for numerous US authorities, which now had to stop their work. Trump has threatened to stay firm on the issue and, if necessary, pull the government shutdown down for years.
Mexico wants to control more at the southern border
Mexico, meanwhile, announced that it would control migrants and migrant women more closely at its southern border with Guatemala. The official border crossings would be strengthened, said the Minister of the Interior of the Latin American country, Olga Sanchez Cordero, according to a report by the newspaper „Milenio“.
According to the report, Secretary of State for Migration Alejandro Encinas emphasized that people with the US target would have to present a valid visa, otherwise they would be denied entry to Mexico.
Sanchez Cordero emphasized that more than 300 points had been identified where people illegally crossed the border. These should be better monitored. Migrants would have to provide the necessary documents when entering the country, the Minister of the Interior told the report. Those who do not follow these rules will be deported, she warned.
