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| Tillerson faces Mexico deportation wrath in official visit | |
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| US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly are visiting Mexico to repair frayed relations between the two nations. | US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly are visiting Mexico to repair frayed relations between the two nations. |
| Mexican Foreign Minister Luis Videgaray said controversial new US immigration guidelines would top the agenda. | Mexican Foreign Minister Luis Videgaray said controversial new US immigration guidelines would top the agenda. |
| The US plan to expel to Mexico all illegal immigrants found crossing the US border regardless of nationality has angered the Mexicans most. | The US plan to expel to Mexico all illegal immigrants found crossing the US border regardless of nationality has angered the Mexicans most. |
| Relations between the neighbours are at their lowest point for decades. | Relations between the neighbours are at their lowest point for decades. |
| ‘Bad hombres' - flashpoints before Tillerson visit | |
| Mr Tillerson and Mr Kelly face a tough task to allay their counterparts' concerns at Thursday's meeting in Mexico City. | Mr Tillerson and Mr Kelly face a tough task to allay their counterparts' concerns at Thursday's meeting in Mexico City. |
| The Mexican foreign minister said on Wednesday his country has "no reason to accept unilateral decisions imposed by one government on another". | The Mexican foreign minister said on Wednesday his country has "no reason to accept unilateral decisions imposed by one government on another". |
| "We are not going to accept that, because we don't have to." | "We are not going to accept that, because we don't have to." |
| Speaking to a group of US chief executives at the White House on Thursday, President Donald Trump acknowledged the Mexico visit would be a "tough trip". | Speaking to a group of US chief executives at the White House on Thursday, President Donald Trump acknowledged the Mexico visit would be a "tough trip". |
| "We're getting really bad dudes out of this country at a rate that nobody's ever seen before", Mr Trump said. | |
| The Trump administration issued a new policy on Tuesday targeting millions of illegal immigrants for possible deportation, mirroring a previous executive order signed by Mr Trump. | |
| The new policy, which seeks to step up enforcement of existing US immigration laws, subjects nearly all illegal immigrants to deportation and speeds up their removal. | The new policy, which seeks to step up enforcement of existing US immigration laws, subjects nearly all illegal immigrants to deportation and speeds up their removal. |
| It also calls for sending back to Mexico immigrants caught crossing the border illegally, irrespective of where they are from, and deporting anyone charged or convicted for any crime. | It also calls for sending back to Mexico immigrants caught crossing the border illegally, irrespective of where they are from, and deporting anyone charged or convicted for any crime. |
| Mr Tillerson and Mr Kelly will probably also face questions about the new guidelines in their meeting with Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto. | Mr Tillerson and Mr Kelly will probably also face questions about the new guidelines in their meeting with Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto. |
| US relations with its southern neighbour have also soured after trade-related skirmishes since Mr Trump took office. | |
| The president has insisted that Mexico will pay billions for a wall along the US border, which prompted Mr Nieto to cancel a planned Washington visit late last month. | The president has insisted that Mexico will pay billions for a wall along the US border, which prompted Mr Nieto to cancel a planned Washington visit late last month. |
| Mr Trump has also ordered a report, due on Friday, listing all foreign aid the US provides to Mexico. | Mr Trump has also ordered a report, due on Friday, listing all foreign aid the US provides to Mexico. |
| It is unclear why he requested the review, but its inclusion in Mr Trump's executive order on constructing a wall along the southern border suggests he may use it for leverage in negotiations with Mexico. | It is unclear why he requested the review, but its inclusion in Mr Trump's executive order on constructing a wall along the southern border suggests he may use it for leverage in negotiations with Mexico. |
| Mexican officials are also concerned about Mr Trump's pledge to renegotiate trade partnerships between the two countries. | Mexican officials are also concerned about Mr Trump's pledge to renegotiate trade partnerships between the two countries. |
| The president has proposed to levy a 20% tax on Mexican imports to pay for a border wall. | The president has proposed to levy a 20% tax on Mexican imports to pay for a border wall. |
| Democratic senators urged Mr Tillerson and Mr Kelly to work through tensions with their Mexican counterparts on Thursday. | Democratic senators urged Mr Tillerson and Mr Kelly to work through tensions with their Mexican counterparts on Thursday. |
| "We urge you to use your visit to disavow vitriolic rhetoric and forge a strong partnership based on mutual respect with the government of Mexico," the senators wrote in an open letter. | "We urge you to use your visit to disavow vitriolic rhetoric and forge a strong partnership based on mutual respect with the government of Mexico," the senators wrote in an open letter. |