President Donald Trump warned on Thursday that the United States would double tariffs on Mexico if it does not stop a caravan of more than one thousand migrants moving north. Their goal is to enter American territory. This caravan of migrants heading to the US set off after last week’s elections in the US.
Trump stressed that the migrants will not be allowed to enter the country. On social media he wrote: “Here we go again!” and “They will not be admitted!”. According to the American president, Mexico must stop them now.
If it fails to do so, tariffs on it will be doubled immediately. In the same message he mentioned the governor of Texas, whom he called the “new very liberal governor”. He also mentioned the US Border Patrol and ICE, stressing that “there will be no relief”.
The caravan consists of about 1,500 people, mainly from Central America. They set off on Tuesday from the southern city of Tapachula, near the border with Guatemala. The migrants hope that the Democrats’ victory in the US midterm elections may open the way for them to live and work in the United States.