Mexico’s president talks to Republican leader about migration and fentanyl

Mexico’s President, Claudia Sheinbaum, We talked on the phone this Wednesday Discussion on migration and fentanyl after United States President-elect Donald Trump announced the imposition of tariffs 25% on all Mexican products.

“I had a very good conversation with President Donald TrumpWe addressed the Mexican strategy on the phenomenon of migration and I shared that the caravans are not coming to the northern border because they are taken care of in Mexico,” the Mexican president explained on his social networks.

The call comes after Trump announced on Monday that one of his first executive orders would be to impose tariffs 25% on “all products” from Mexico and Canada

Unless the invasion of illegal immigrants and drugs, especially fentanyl, is “stopped”.

In his text on the Truth social network, the Republican politician justified commercial taxes by arguing that “at the moment a caravan to Mexico made up of thousands of people seems invincible.”” So now there is “open borders”.

But in the conversation this Wednesday and in a letter sent Tuesday, Sheinbaum emphasized that Migrant caravans “will no longer reach the border.”

Furthermore, the Mexican leader highlighted the cooperation that exists to combat drug trafficking.

“We also talked about strengthening cooperation on security issues Within the framework of our sovereignty and the campaign we are carrying out to prevent fentanyl consumption in the country,” he concluded in his short message.

Sheinbaum was also present at the talks with Chancellor Juan Ramón de la Fuente. Joe “has already been in contact” with Trump’s transition team. Seeking a meeting at which the Mexican Government would present the importance of preserving the Treaty between Mexico, the United States and Canada (T-MEC).

The talks took place on the same day that the President and private sector chambers presented a new business council As a united front to counter Trump’s tariffs.

Economy Secretary Marcelo Ebrard warned at the government’s morning conference Potential loss of 400,000 jobs in the United States and inflationn, such as an increase in the price of each truck by $3,000.

Furthermore, he reminded that total imports into the United States represent 12.7% of its gross domestic product (GDP), and the trade exchange of the three North American countries from January to September 2024 totaled $1,776.5 trillion. Of the world economy.