Mexico’s President To Trump: “Migration And Drug Consumption In United States Cannot Be Addressed Through Threats Or Tariffs”

Photos: YouTube Screenshots\Wikimedia Commons Mexico’s first female president, Claudia Sheinbaum, (who took office October 1st) is making news for a fiery letter she sent to US President-Elect Donald Trump schooling him on a number of things including: Mexico’s migration policy, fentanyl trafficking, and illegal gun trafficking into Mexico–from the United States. President Sheinbaum also warned Trump about the consequences America would face, from her government, if tariffs are levied against Mexico. Here’s the full statement from President Claudia Sheinbaum: Mexico City, November 26, 2024 Dear President-elect Donald Trump, I am writing to you regarding your statement on Monday, November 25, concerning migration, fentanyl trafficking, and tariffs. You may not be aware that Mexico has developed a comprehensive policy to assist migrants from different parts of the world who cross our territory en route to the southern border of the United States. As a result, and according to data from your country’s Customs and Border Protection (CBP), encounters at the Mexico–United States border have decreased by 75% between December 2023 and November 2024. Moreover, half of those who arrive do so through a legally scheduled appointment under the United States’ CBP One program. For these reasons, migrant caravans no longer arrive...