It
seems Mexico agrees with Donald Trump’s plans to build a wall to keep
out illegal immigrants – but only on its southern border with Central
America.
Mexicans are calling for the border wall to keep out Guatemalans,
Salvadorans and Hondurans fleeing violence in their own countries.
They complain ‘hordes’ of immigrants pass through on their way to the
United States -who are then simply deported back to Mexico rather than
their home countries by the US.
‘Trump’s
idea of a border wall is a good one but it should be on the southern
border with Central America in order to stop the flow of Central
Americans from entering both countries,’ the El Mañana board wrote in
July.
Central American migrants are left stuck in border cities with Mexican
officials unable to afford to send them back to their own countries,
according to an article by one of the largest newspapers in the border
state of Tamaulipas, El Mañana, titled: ‘Yes to the Border Wall … but
in Mexico’s South.’
The real estate mogul sparked international outrage last year when he
unveiled his idea for a giant wall on the US border with Mexico – which
he claimed Mexico would pay for.
But while Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto has mocked Trump’s
plans, many Mexicans praised the concept of a border wall.
‘Trump’s idea of a border wall is a good one but it should be on the
southern border with Central America in order to stop the flow of
Central Americans from entering both countries,’ the El Mañana board
wrote in July.
