While the Trump administration has touted the new trade pact with Mexico and Canada as a historic achievement and a promise kept, critics say that the differences between the NAFTA and the new agreement are so slight as to make the entire effort to renegotiate the trade pact “unnecessarily painful.” “This is better than anything […]
Trump has just revolutionized global trade by replacing NAFTA with USMCA.
October 2, 2018 by
(AP) Trump administration negotiators reached a major agreement with Canada on trade over the weekend. The breakthrough, which came on the heels of an earlier deal with Mexico, vindicates President Trump’s tough approach to reforming trade and will mark a fundamental turning point for American jobs and global power. The new U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), which […]
Trump Declares USMCA $1.2T Deal Biggest in U.S. History
October 2, 2018 by
President Donald Trump valued the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement (USMCA) at $1.2 trillion on Monday, thereby replacing NAFTA as the biggest trade deal in U.S. history. Trump spoke from the White House Rose Garden surrounded by those who have worked on the new USMCA trade deal. The president called the USMCA “the most important trade deal […]
Nine Things to Know About the New U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement.
October 1, 2018 by
Donald Trump came closer to fulfilling one of his signature campaign promises Sunday night when the U.S. and Canada agreed to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement with the United States Mexico Canada Agreement, or USMCA. Canada gave in on several fronts it had been resisting, although it won a crucial fight over how […]
Trump Delivers: U.S., Canada Strike Deal to Replace NAFTA Hours Before U.S.-Mexico Deadline.
October 1, 2018 by
The U.S., Mexico, and Canada came to a late-hours agreement Sunday to create a trilateral trade deal to replace NAFTA that is being deemed the USMCA, U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement. Senior Trump administration officials briefed reporters late Sunday night on the new deal, just one hour before the deadline set to send a U.S.-Mexico deal to Congress. […]
Trump border wall going up in Texas
September 23, 2018 by
The existing US-Mexico border fence near downtown El Paso, Texas, is being replaced under President Donald Trump’s border wall program (AFP Photo/Paul Ratje) Los Angeles (AFP) – The United States was to begin construction in Texas on Saturday of part of President Donald Trump’s border wall designed to curb illegal immigration, which he calls a […]
25 Straight Minutes Of Illegal Aliens Crossing Into US Through Arizona Ranch.
September 7, 2018 by
Arizona rancher John Chilton’s 50,000-acre spread along the U.S.-Mexico border is allegedly ground zero for human smugglers, drug cartel members and illegal immigrants, and he has videos showing trespassers sneaking through his property. A fifth-generation cattleman, the 79-year-old Chilton has long warned the government about the dangers of leaving lengthy stretches of the southwest border […]
4 Illegal Aliens Connected to Mexican Cartel Arrested With Nearly $6M in Drugs, Cash, and Weapons on Hand.
September 3, 2018 by
Thanks to a combined effort of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, the Lawrenceville Police Department, East Point Police, and the Georgia State Patrol four Mexican nationals have been arrested in Gwinnett County, GA this week for their connection to a Mexican drug cartel. These illegal aliens were found with 5 million dollars worth of methamphetamine, […]
BREAKING: NAFTA is Out, a New Trade Deal With Mexico is Officially Here.
August 27, 2018 by
Speaking from the White House Monday morning, President Trump announced a reboot of NAFTA after weeks of negotiations with Mexico. “They used to call it NAFTA, we’re going to call it the United States Mexico Trade Agreement,” Trump said from the Oval Office, saying NAFTA has a negative connotation. “It’s a big day for trade. […]
Nasdaq hits 8,000 for the first time as US and Mexico move closer to striking NAFTA deal.
August 27, 2018 by
Predictable market reaction to reduction in trade tensions Stocks jumped on Monday as the United States and Mexico drew closer to a deal on NAFTA. Investors also digested reassuring comments from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on the central bank’s policy-tightening path. The Nasdaq Composite climbed 0.6 percent to an all-time high, breaking above 8,000 […]
Mollie Tibbetts murder suspect ID’d as Cristhian Rivera, 24, living in US illegally.
August 22, 2018 by
An illegal immigrant from Mexico stands accused of killing college student Mollie Tibbetts and dumping her body in an Iowa cornfield — after he allegedly accosted her during a July 18 jog and she threatened to call police. Cristhian Bathena Rivera, 24, was charged with first-degree murder Tuesday in Tibbetts’ death, officials confirmed. Cristhian Bahena Rivera, […]
Trump administration nearing deal with Mexico on revised NAFTA — but issues with Canada remain.
August 17, 2018 by
WASHINGTON. – The Trump administration is close to striking a deal with Mexico on a revamped North American Free Trade Agreement, analysts said, but thorny issues are yet to be resolved with Canada, the third party in the trilateral pact. Reaching an agreement with Mexico would mark a breakthrough for the administration after a year […]
New Mexican President To Create Border Force To Stop Illegal Immigrants, Drugs From Central America.
July 10, 2018 by
Mexican president-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador will create a border force to stop illegal immigration and stem the tide of drugs and illegal guns pouring into Mexico from Central and South America. Alfonso Durazo, Lopez Obrador’s future chief of public security, said in an interview on Sunday that law enforcement force will be large and […]
Mexico’s New President Announces Absolutely Insane Plan Before Taking Office.
July 5, 2018 by
Mexican President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador announced this week that he plans to travel without armed guards and claims that the people will protect him, even as the country has been rocked by scores of political assassinations over the past several months. President Enrique Pena Nieto reportedly offered Lopez Obrador federal protection until he takes […]
Retiring ICE Chief: No One Has Done More for Border Security than Donald Trump.
July 2, 2018 by
Retiring U.S. Immigration and Customs Immigration Enforcement chief official, Thomas Homan, spoke with the Washington Examiner‘s Anna Giaritelli to discuss his time in the agency and what can be improved upon to increase border security. Homan remarked during the interview that, of the six administrations that he has worked for, no commander-in-chief has more positively impacted the […]
Trump-bashing left-wing populist wins country’s historic presidential election.
July 2, 2018 by
MEXICO CITY – In an election many Mexicans hope will be a turning point for a country beset by decades of corruption, violence and enduring poverty, voters turned to a left-wing populist some supporters refer to as a “messiah.” A savior from the two major parties that have failed to deliver on promises of reform, […]
Leading Mexican Presidential Candidate Once Compared Trump To Hitler.
July 1, 2018 by
Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, the left-wing populist who is favored to win Mexico’s upcoming presidential election, once compared President Trump to Adolf Hitler and his administration to Nazis. In a book he wrote in 2017 called “Oye Trump,” Obrador published a number of speeches he had recently given. In one excerpt from a speech, he reportedly […]
Melania Trump Visits Tucson Facility to Speak with Border Agents.
June 29, 2018 by
First Lady Melania Trump returned to the southern border to visit a Customs and Border Patrol facility on Thursday, in another surprise trip. The first lady landed in Tucson, Arizona with plans to visit a Customs and Border Patrol facility and host a roundtable discussion with law enforcement agents. Melania Trump’s communications director Stephanie Grisham […]
New San Diego Border Wall Under Construction, Includes ‘Anti-Climbing Plate’
June 3, 2018 by
A key segment of the planned border wall between the United States and Mexico began construction on Friday in San Diego, about a half mile from the Pacific Ocean. The segment is set to replace around 14 miles of scrap metal improvised border fencing and will reportedly be between 18 to 30 feet high. It’s […]
Trump Administration Slaps New Steel and Aluminum Tariffs on Major Allies.
May 31, 2018 by
The Trump administration slapped new steel and aluminum tariffs on Europe, Canada and Mexico Thursday morning after President Trump issued a proclamation from the White House laying out the terms. “Today, President Donald J. Trump signed two proclamations, which note that measures are in place to address the impairment to the national security threatened by […]
U.S. Captures $7B of $110B Laundered Across Border Every Year… Would Fund Wall in 4
May 16, 2018 by
Senator Bill Cassidy: Build the Wall — and Make the Cartels Pay for It Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA) says we should fund a U.S.-Mexico border wall using money confiscated from Mexican cartels. “The cartels move about 110 billion dollars a year from the United States to Mexico,” the Louisiana senator explained to Breitbart News Sunday host […]
What the Caravan Shows We Have to Do to Protect America.
May 7, 2018 by
Today, the United Nations controls our border. The invading caravan from Central America finally reached the United States. Some members of the caravan crossed the border illegally and were arrested. Others may have made it through undetected. Still others openly applied for asylum and had their applications processed at the San Ysidro port of entry […]
Central America’s fake refugees – and Venezuela’s real ones
May 5, 2018 by
Nothing makes the middle finger-infused migrant drama at the Tijuana border look more plastic and phony than news of the real one, over in Venezuela, as real refugees pour over borders. It sounds harsh, and maybe there are a few valid sob stories among the handpicked group chosen to “challenge” the mighty yánqui empire for the “right” […]
Laura Ingraham Presses Mexican Ambassador on Caravan: Why Didn’t You Stop These People?
May 4, 2018 by
After traveling for thousands of miles from Honduras, through Mexico and to the southern border of California, members of a illegal alien caravan are demanding asylum in the United States. Earlier this week the Department of Justice handed down a number of federal charges for illegal aliens on the caravan. Some of the members were […]
Five MS-13 Members Arrested in Texas After Illegal Border Crossings.
May 2, 2018 by
Border Patrol agents in the Rio Grande Valley Sector arrested five MS-13 members and other criminal aliens after they illegally crossed the border from Mexico during the past week. Agents also arrested a convicted killer and a child sex offender each with previous deportations. Agents assigned to the McAllen Station arrested a Salvadoran national who […]
Sorry, but asylum is not a right.
May 2, 2018 by
As we look at the front pages, we see a so-called caravan trying to jump a fence in San Diego. It’s an interesting image, because our family came here as political refugees many years ago. I remember the tedious process that included going from Cuba to Mexico, and then to Jamaica, where we waited for the okay to travel […]
The Migrant Caravan Is An Attempted Invasion — Here’s What You Need To Know About It
May 1, 2018 by
Hundreds of migrants from Central America are demanding entrance into the U.S. Apparently, they’re all seeking asylum and there are U.S. attorneys coaching them on what exactly to say to help them get in. It’s naive to think that all of these people would really qualify for asylum, but people from third world countries have […]
Refugees In ‘Caravan’ Climb U.S.-Mexico Border Fence, Chant ‘Yes We Can!’
April 30, 2018 by
More than 200 refugees from Central America who have moved in a caravan across Mexico have gathered at the U.S. border in Tijuana, with some scaling the border fence and taunting U.S. officials while shouting “Gracias, Mexico!” In a nod to former president Barack Obama, dozens also chanted “Si Se Puede!” (Yes We Can!) from […]
Members of illegal-immigrant caravan arriving at border scale fence in protest.
April 29, 2018 by
A caravan of hundreds of Central Americans that has traveled through Mexico over the past month has arrived at the southern U.S. border on Sunday, setting up a showdown at the nation’s busiest border crossing as the group turns themselves over to border inspectors seeking asylum. The group of roughly 200 people, including women and […]
Migrant ‘caravan’ at U.S.-Mexico border prepares for mass crossing.
April 26, 2018 by
A Central American migrant, moving in a caravan through Mexico and traveling to request asylum in U.S, checks her health status as she arrives to Mexicali, Baja California state, Mexico April 25, 2018. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido TIJUANA, Mexico — Hundreds of Central American migrants from a caravan that crossed Mexico reunited in Tijuana on Wednesday and […]