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Judi Lynn

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Sun Mar 5, 2017, 04:47 PM Mar 2017

Mexico Preps for Immigration Under President Trump: 'Migrant Defense Centers' Appear at US Consulate

Mexico Preps for Immigration Under President Trump: 'Migrant Defense Centers' Appear at US Consulates


BY KARA PENDLETON
3 HOURS AGO


While he was campaigning for the office of president, Donald Trump announced he'd build a wall along the southern border of the United States and make Mexico pay for it. Mexico has said they won't. And now our neighbor to the south is upping the ante in the immigration battle with the U.S., as indicated by their latest action.

Reuters reported that now all 50 Mexican consulates in the United States have opened legal aid centers to “defend its citizens.” It went on to write that “Foreign Minister Luis Videgaray exhorted the U.S. government to respect the rights of Mexicans and called for the United States to allow a path to legality for undocumented migrants.”

More:
http://ijr.com/2017/03/817330-mexico-preps-for-immigration-under-president-trump-migrant-defense-centers-appear-at-us-consulates/

Editorials and other articles:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1016179981

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Mexico Preps for Immigration Under President Trump: 'Migrant Defense Centers' Appear at US Consulate (Original Post) Judi Lynn Mar 2017 OP
Can trump closed the Mexico US consulates....? eom asiliveandbreathe Mar 2017 #1
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