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Donald Trump would 'cut off cash to Mexico' to pay for border wall Donald Trump would 'cut off cash to Mexico' to pay for border wall
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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has said he would cut off cash sent to Mexico to force them to pay for a border wall with the US.Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has said he would cut off cash sent to Mexico to force them to pay for a border wall with the US.
In a memo to the Washington Post, Mr Trump writes that he would change a law to cut off money transfers to Mexico.In a memo to the Washington Post, Mr Trump writes that he would change a law to cut off money transfers to Mexico.
"It's an easy decision for Mexico," the candidate writes in the memo, describing it as a "one-time payment" of $5-10bn (£3.5-7bn)."It's an easy decision for Mexico," the candidate writes in the memo, describing it as a "one-time payment" of $5-10bn (£3.5-7bn).
Voters in Wisconsin are picking their presidential candidates.Voters in Wisconsin are picking their presidential candidates.
They are going to the polls in a vote that could reshape the Republican race, with front-runner Mr Trump facing a challenge from Ted Cruz. They are going to the polls in a vote that could reshape the Republican race, with front-runner Mr Trump facing a challenge from Texas Senator Ted Cruz.
Asked about the memo at a campaign stop in Wisconsin, he said he stood by it.Asked about the memo at a campaign stop in Wisconsin, he said he stood by it.
"Absolutely, 100%," Mr Trump told reporters. "The wall is a fraction of the kind of money in many ways that Mexico takes from the US.""Absolutely, 100%," Mr Trump told reporters. "The wall is a fraction of the kind of money in many ways that Mexico takes from the US."
Building a border wall with Mexico has been a core message of Mr Trump's campaign but until now he has not said how he would actually make Mexico pay for it. Building a border wall with Mexico has been a core message of Mr Trump's campaign but until now he has not said in much detail how he would make Mexico pay for it.
The law Mr Trump wishes to changes, as outlined in his memo, is part of the US Patriot Act. The Mexican central bank said that money sent home from overseas hit nearly $24.8bn last year, more than its oil revenues.
He would, among other things, make a requirement that illegal immigrants cannot wire money outside of the US unless they provide documentation that they are lawfully in the US. The law Mr Trump wishes to changes, as outlined in his memo, is part of the US Patriot Act - he would stop anyone living illegally in the US from sending money overseas.
Doing this would make Mexico "immediately protest," the Trump memo reads, and Mexicans would be compelled to pay for the wall so Mr Trump does not enact the new provision. Just the threat of enacting this would make Mexico "immediately protest," the Trump memo reads, and they would be compelled to pay for the wall.
He also proposed raising visa fees and cancelling visas for Mexicans in the memo. He also proposed raising visa fees and cancelling visas for Mexicans.
"We have the moral high ground here, and all the leverage," the memo reads. If Mr Cruz wins in Wisconsin, as polls suggest, it will help him close the gap on Mr Trump in the all-important delegate count.
Delegates represent their states at the party's convention in July and are accumulated by the votes in each state.
A Wisconsin defeat would make it is far less likely that Mr Trump will have the 1,237 delegates needed to secure the nomination.
And it would raise questions about the strength of his campaign, after a week of adverse headlines.
Currently, Mr Trump has 735 delegates, Texas Senator Ted Cruz 461 and Ohio Governor Mr Kasich 143.
Democrats are campaigning in Wisconsin ahead of the primary as well, with Hillary Clinton facing a strong challenge from Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders after his string of wins.Democrats are campaigning in Wisconsin ahead of the primary as well, with Hillary Clinton facing a strong challenge from Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders after his string of wins.