Mulvaney: only 'something dramatic' will stop Trump closing Mexico border [View all]

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Source: theGuardian





Move could have severe consequences for US economy
US citizens who cross border for work or family fear hardship



Sun 31 Mar 2019 12.22 EDT



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At the border, those who frequently cross between countries for work or family reasons worried about the impact on their lives.

A surge of migrants from Central America has increased pressure on border ports of entry, leading to controversy over the way such people are held and treated.

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White House acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney told ABC’s This Week the president had few other options in the absence of support from Democrats for more border security or legislative action to change immigration law.

“Faced with those limitations, the president will do everything he can,” Mulvaney said. “If closing the ports of entry means that, that’s exactly what he intends to do. We need border security and we’re going to do the best we can with what we have.”

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Shutting the southern frontier would disrupt billions of dollars in trade and millions of legal border crossings, including those made by Andrea Torres, a US citizen. ........................

On the border bridge linking the two cities, so many students cross each day that authorities have assigned them their own pedestrian lane..........................................

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/mar/31/mulvaney-trump-us-mexico-border

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Cars wait to cross the Zaragoza international bridge that connects the US-Mexico border cities of El Paso and Ciudad Juarez ,on 29 March. Photograph: Hérika Martínez/AFP/Getty Images

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