The Mexican government is aiding and abetting them.
They should lose their aid too.
Trump could put an end to all of this shit quickly by declaring a national emergency and ordering the deployment of the 101st Airborne and 1st ID to the Mexican border tomorrow with orders to interdict any and all attempts by individuals to illegally enter the United States using whatever means necessary.
They are important trade partners, it would be racist, it would encourage even more border crossings, etc.
That was the mind set of previous admins...Trump isn't buying any of.
Not really. The Mexican government used to let them pass through, for political propaganda purposes - but of course DID NOT let them stay in Mexico. However it appears that even Mexico has had a wake up call and now it doesn’t sound like they’re going to permit even this.
I don’t think it’s Trump’s money threat that’s causing this, but the fact is that Trump has given Mexican pols the courage to stand up to this manipulation. So we shall see. The new president of Mexico is a raving leftist, but at the same time pragmatic, and Trump is also pragmatic.
they should have lost aid 20 months ago.
I think they realize that Trump is running out of patience - they seem to be taking at least token actions since he made his statements...I bet he made other statements directly to s few folks down that way....