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| Trump unimpressed with US-Mexico trade talks | Trump unimpressed with US-Mexico trade talks |
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| US President Donald Trump has said "not nearly enough" progress is being made in negotiations with Mexico to avert his threatened tariffs. | US President Donald Trump has said "not nearly enough" progress is being made in negotiations with Mexico to avert his threatened tariffs. |
| Trump administration officials will meet for second day of talks with Mexico's foreign minister in Washington on Thursday. | Trump administration officials will meet for second day of talks with Mexico's foreign minister in Washington on Thursday. |
| Mr Trump vowed import duties of 5% will take effect on Monday unless Mexico stems the flow of migrants to the US. | Mr Trump vowed import duties of 5% will take effect on Monday unless Mexico stems the flow of migrants to the US. |
| Those numbers reached their highest level in more than a decade last month. | Those numbers reached their highest level in more than a decade last month. |
| What happened in the negotiations? | What happened in the negotiations? |
| US Vice-President Mike Pence and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo held talks with Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard at the White House on Wednesday, but the 90-minute meeting ended without agreement. | US Vice-President Mike Pence and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo held talks with Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard at the White House on Wednesday, but the 90-minute meeting ended without agreement. |
| Mr Ebrard told a news conference afterwards the negotiations had been cordial, but tariffs were not even discussed. | Mr Ebrard told a news conference afterwards the negotiations had been cordial, but tariffs were not even discussed. |
| "The dialogue was focused on migration flows and what Mexico is doing or is proposing to the United States, our concern about the Central American situation," he said. | "The dialogue was focused on migration flows and what Mexico is doing or is proposing to the United States, our concern about the Central American situation," he said. |
| The US president, who is in Europe for World War Two commemorations, warned on Twitter that the tariffs would go ahead next Monday if there is no breakthrough. | The US president, who is in Europe for World War Two commemorations, warned on Twitter that the tariffs would go ahead next Monday if there is no breakthrough. |
| Under his proposal, duties would rise by 5% every month on goods including cars, beer, tequila, fruit and vegetables, reaching 25% by October. | Under his proposal, duties would rise by 5% every month on goods including cars, beer, tequila, fruit and vegetables, reaching 25% by October. |
| Mr Trump wants Mexico to stop the hundreds of thousands of mostly Central American migrants who have been seeking entry to the US this year. | Mr Trump wants Mexico to stop the hundreds of thousands of mostly Central American migrants who have been seeking entry to the US this year. |
| The US president announced the planned Mexico tariffs last week on Twitter, catching members of his own party and financial markets unawares. | The US president announced the planned Mexico tariffs last week on Twitter, catching members of his own party and financial markets unawares. |
| Will the tariffs actually happen? | Will the tariffs actually happen? |
| White House trade adviser Peter Navarro had raised hopes earlier on Wednesday of a possible rapprochement. | White House trade adviser Peter Navarro had raised hopes earlier on Wednesday of a possible rapprochement. |
| He told CNN "we believe that these tariffs may not have to go into effect, precisely because we have the Mexicans' attention". | He told CNN "we believe that these tariffs may not have to go into effect, precisely because we have the Mexicans' attention". |
| Mr Navarro said Mr Trump wants Mexico to commit to take all asylum seekers and to divert more resources to its own southern border with Guatemala. | Mr Navarro said Mr Trump wants Mexico to commit to take all asylum seekers and to divert more resources to its own southern border with Guatemala. |
| Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has said he is optimistic about defusing a potential trade war that analysts have said could tip his country's economy into recession. | Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has said he is optimistic about defusing a potential trade war that analysts have said could tip his country's economy into recession. |
| Some commentators have speculated that Mr Trump will not follow through, pointing out that he reversed course on a threat to close the US-Mexico border in April. | Some commentators have speculated that Mr Trump will not follow through, pointing out that he reversed course on a threat to close the US-Mexico border in April. |
| But the US president insisted in a tweet on Tuesday he was not "bluffing". The US is already locked in a tit-for-tat tariff war with China. | But the US president insisted in a tweet on Tuesday he was not "bluffing". The US is already locked in a tit-for-tat tariff war with China. |
| Does Trump have political support for Mexico tariffs? | Does Trump have political support for Mexico tariffs? |
| Some members of the president's Republican party in the Senate have threatened a rare revolt. | Some members of the president's Republican party in the Senate have threatened a rare revolt. |
| They have raised the possibility of banding together with Democrats to form a veto-proof majority against his plan. | They have raised the possibility of banding together with Democrats to form a veto-proof majority against his plan. |
| But other Republican senators and members of the House of Representatives are sticking by Mr Trump on his signature issue. | |
| Many lawmakers are worried about the potential impact on cross-border trade and increased costs for US businesses and consumers on imported Mexican goods. | Many lawmakers are worried about the potential impact on cross-border trade and increased costs for US businesses and consumers on imported Mexican goods. |
| With the clock ticking toward next year's US elections, Democrats have accused Mr Trump of using tariffs and immigration to distract from his political problems. | With the clock ticking toward next year's US elections, Democrats have accused Mr Trump of using tariffs and immigration to distract from his political problems. |
| And the US president has reportedly faced resistance from some of his own advisers, including US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, an architect of Mr Trump's China trade policy. | And the US president has reportedly faced resistance from some of his own advisers, including US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, an architect of Mr Trump's China trade policy. |
| Mr Lighthizer is said to have expressed concern that any duties on Mexico could harm efforts to persuade Congress to approve a new North American trade deal. | Mr Lighthizer is said to have expressed concern that any duties on Mexico could harm efforts to persuade Congress to approve a new North American trade deal. |
| What's the situation on the US-Mexico border? | What's the situation on the US-Mexico border? |
| The stakes were raised on Wednesday as US Customs and Border Protection announced that migrant arrests had surged in May to the highest level in more than a decade. | The stakes were raised on Wednesday as US Customs and Border Protection announced that migrant arrests had surged in May to the highest level in more than a decade. |
| Border Patrol apprehended 132,887 migrants attempting to enter the US from Mexico in May, marking a 33% increase from the month before. | Border Patrol apprehended 132,887 migrants attempting to enter the US from Mexico in May, marking a 33% increase from the month before. |
| It said 84,542 were families and 11,507 unaccompanied children. | It said 84,542 were families and 11,507 unaccompanied children. |
| The arrests were the highest monthly total since Mr Trump took office. | The arrests were the highest monthly total since Mr Trump took office. |
| Another 11,391 migrants were deemed "inadmissible" and turned away after arriving at US ports of entry, bringing the overall figure to 144,278. | Another 11,391 migrants were deemed "inadmissible" and turned away after arriving at US ports of entry, bringing the overall figure to 144,278. |
| "We are in a full-blown emergency, and I cannot say this stronger, the system is broken," said acting CBP Commissioner John Sanders. | "We are in a full-blown emergency, and I cannot say this stronger, the system is broken," said acting CBP Commissioner John Sanders. |
| How do the numbers compare with previous years? | How do the numbers compare with previous years? |
| Official figures show illegal border crossings have been in decline since 2000. | Official figures show illegal border crossings have been in decline since 2000. |
| In 2000, 1.6 million people were apprehended trying to cross the border illegally - that number was just under 400,000 in 2018. | In 2000, 1.6 million people were apprehended trying to cross the border illegally - that number was just under 400,000 in 2018. |
| In 2017, Mr Trump's first year in office, the figures were the lowest they had been since 1971. | In 2017, Mr Trump's first year in office, the figures were the lowest they had been since 1971. |
| The decline was in large part due to a dip in the number of people coming from Mexico. | The decline was in large part due to a dip in the number of people coming from Mexico. |
| In the last two years, however, the number of arrests has been rising again, especially in recent months. | In the last two years, however, the number of arrests has been rising again, especially in recent months. |