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Tillerson faces Mexico deportation wrath in official visit Mexico foreign minister vents 'irritation' at Rex Tillerson
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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. Mexico's foreign minister has expressed "irritation" to President Donald Trump's envoys about recent US policies towards their southern neighbour.
Mexican Foreign Minister Luis Videgaray said controversial new US immigration guidelines would top the agenda. Luis Videgaray said he had told visiting US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson that Mexico was worried about respect for immigrants' rights.
The US plan to expel to Mexico all illegal immigrants found crossing the US border regardless of nationality has angered the Mexicans most. Mr Tillerson said in Mexico City that "two strong sovereign countries - from time to time - will have differences."
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‘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. Border town divided on Trump's wall
The Mexican foreign minister said on Wednesday his country has "no reason to accept unilateral decisions imposed by one government on another". A US plan, unveiled this week, to expel to Mexico all illegal immigrants found crossing the US border regardless of nationality has angered Mexicans most.
"We are not going to accept that, because we don't have to." Mr Videgaray said at a joint news conference: "There's a concern among Mexicans, there's irritation before what has been perceived as policies that might be harmful for the Mexicans and for the Mexican industry."
In his own statement afterwards, Mr Tillerson said: "There's no mistaking that the rule of law matters along both sides of our border."
Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly, who joined Mr Tillerson for the closed-door meetings in Mexico City, emphasised there would be no mass deportations or use of military force in US immigration operations.
Mr Kelly added all deportations would be according to the US legal justice system and focus on a criminal element.
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."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 Trump administration issued a new policy on Tuesday targeting millions of illegal immigrants for possible deportation, mirroring a previous executive order signed by the president.
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. President Trump 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. Both US and Mexican officials made no mention of Mr Trump's proposed wall at the news conference on Thursday.
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.