Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum congratulated Republican Donald Trump on Monday on his return to the White House while calling on him to establish a relationship based on “dialogue” and “respect.”
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“As neighbors and business partners, dialogue, respect and cooperation will always be the symbol of our relationship,” she wrote in a brief message on the social network X. Mme Sheinbaum makes this call for dialogue, while Donald Trump, in his inauguration speech, announced that he would declare a state of national emergency at the border between the United States and Mexico as well as use the American army to ensure surveillance.
During his campaign, Mr. Trump used violent rhetoric towards migrants, who he said were “poisoning the blood” of the United States. He consistently argues that increased illegal immigration has caused a crime wave in the United States, something no official statistics show.
The first effects of Mr. Trump’s return to power are already being concretely felt. On Monday, the CBP One application, launched by the Biden administration allowing migrants to make an appointment to file their asylum application before entering the United States, stopped working.
-“Existing appointments have been canceled,” the service indicates on its website.
During his morning press conference, Mr.me Sheinbaum said his government was ready to welcome Mexicans expelled from the United States: “To our compatriots we say that, first, they are not alone and, second, that we must remain calm and see how the process evolves over time. over the next few weeks,” she said.
She also announced $100 in aid so Mexicans who have been deported can return to their country of origin.
She also emphasized the importance of the Mexican workforce to the U.S. economy, emphasizing that “the Trump administration knows[vait]».
The new president of the United States also said Monday that he would sign an executive order to deem drug cartels “terrorists,” while changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America.”
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