Trump suspends financial assistance to Central American countries because of illegal immigrants

US President Donald Trump fulfilled his long-standing threat and ordered to suspend direct support of El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala, from where caravans of illegal migrants go to America, writes Fox News.

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This decision was made a few days after Mexico’s Interior Minister Olga Sanchez Cordero warned that “the mother of all caravans” could soon arrive in Mexico from these three countries.

“We have information that a new caravan is being formed in Honduras, which they call the ‘mother of all caravans,’ and they think there will be more than 20 thousand people in it,” Cordero said.

A few days earlier, a caravan of 40 migrants came out of Honduras, another caravan of 2500 numbers is now going through Mexico.

In turn, the former head of the US National Security Department, Jay Johnson, acknowledged that America had a “crisis” on the southern border and that this caused far more concerns than what he had encountered during his service during the administration of Barack Obama.

In December last year, the United States planned to allocate more than 10 billion dollars in aid to Central America and Mexico. Trump later wrote on Twitter: “Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador do nothing for the US, but take our money. It is said that a new caravan is being formed in Honduras, and they do nothing with it. We will cut assistance to these three countries. ”

On Saturday, 30 in March, the State Department implemented this Trump decision and notified Congress that it intends to suspend payments to these countries planned for 2017 and 2018, because migrant caravans come from these countries to the United States.

On Saturday, Trump posted a series of tweets in which he accused Democrats and Mexico of problems at the border and beyond, stating that the parties are interested only in changing the internal demography and in order to ensure the interests of more liberal voters.

Mexico also suffered: “Mexico must enforce its very strict immigration laws to stop thousands of people trying to get into the United States. Our detention areas are overcrowded and we will not accept any more illegals. The next step is to close the border! This will also help us stop the flow of drugs from Mexico,” Trump wrote.

Journalists asked Trump what the closure of the border meant. To this the president replied that "this may concern all trade" with Mexico and added: "We will close the border for a long time."

The head of state for more than two years promised to build a long wall along the border to stop illegal migration, despite the fact that Congress did not want to provide funding. In response, Trump threatened to close the border, but this time he decided to change his schedule and come to visit the border. This trip should take place within the next two weeks.

The closure could have a particularly strong impact on border societies from San Diego to South Texas, as well as on supermarkets that sell Mexican products, factories that import parts from Mexico.

According to the US Chamber of Commerce, the daily trade between the US and Mexico is estimated at about $ 1,7 billion. The agency notes that closing the border will lead to an “irreversible economic collapse” that will threaten 5 million US jobs.

Democratic Senator from New Jersey Bob Menendez opposed stopping aid to Central America, saying that “external aid is not charity; it promotes our strategic interests and funds initiatives that protect American citizens. ”

A group of Democrats who visited El Salvador, condemned the decision of the administration to reduce assistance to the region.

“We are visiting El Salvador to assess the importance of US assistance to Central America to address the cause of family and child migration. We are extremely disappointed that President Trump intends to withhold aid to the region. The President's approach is completely counterproductive,” the Democrats said in a statement.

The head of the Department of Homeland Security, Kirsten Nielsen, said that with the exception of widespread border closure, the United States could close the designated entry ports to relocate personnel to help parents and children. Ports of entry are official checkpoints used by residents and commercial vehicles.

Many people who cross the border illegally end up claiming asylum under U.S. law, which does not require asylum seekers to enter through an official port of entry. Most people who apply for asylum are ultimately denied because asylum seekers must convince authorities that they fear persecution—it is not enough to simply claim that conditions in their home country are economically dire.

Border guards are also reported to expect that the number of asylum seekers who are sent back will increase from 60 to almost 250 people.

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said that his country is contributing to the fight against illegal migration. Criminal networks charge thousands of dollars to people across the border with Mexico. The president promised to continue helping the United States and to ensure that the migration process proceeds in accordance with the law.

Marcelo Ebrard, the Mexican foreign minister, tweeted that his country “does not act on threats” and is the “best neighbor” of the United States.

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