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Mexico foreign minister vents 'irritation' at Rex Tillerson | |
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Mexico's foreign minister has expressed "irritation" to President Donald Trump's envoys about recent US policies towards their southern neighbour. | |
Luis Videgaray said he had told visiting US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson that Mexico was worried about respect for immigrants' rights. | |
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 |
Border town divided on Trump's wall | |
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. | |
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 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. |
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. | |
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. |