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Trump threatens to shut Mexico border - 'not kidding around'

By CATHERINE LUCEY, edly threatened to close
NOMAAN MERCHANT and the border, but this time,
JONATHAN LEMIRE with a new surge of mi-
Associated Press grants heading north , he
PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — gave a definite timetable.
Threatening drastic action A substantial closure could
against Mexico, President have an especially heavy
Donald Trump declared impact on cross-border
on Friday he is likely to shut communities from San Di-
down America's southern ego to South Texas, as well
border next week unless as supermarkets that sell
Mexican authorities imme- Mexican produce, facto-
diately halt all illegal im- ries that rely on imported
migration. Such a severe parts, and other businesses
move could hit the econo- across the U.S.
mies of both countries, but The U.S. and Mexico trade
the president emphasized, about $1.7 billion in goods
"I am not kidding around." daily, according to the U.S.
"It could mean all trade" Chamber of Commerce,
with Mexico, Trump said which said closing the bor-
when questioned by re- der would be “an unmiti-
porters in Florida. "We will gated economic debacle”
close it for a long time." that would threaten 5 mil- President Donald Trump speaks to reporters during a visit to Lake Okeechobee and Herbert Hoo-
Trump has been promising lion American jobs. ver Dike at Canal Point, Fla., Friday, March 29, 2019.
for more than two years to Trump tweeted Friday Associated Press
build a long, impenetra- morning, “If Mexico doesn’t
ble wall along the border immediately stop ALL illegal der, next week.” week, and that is just fine their country and trying to
to stop illegal immigration, immigration coming into In Florida, he didn’t qual- with me.” enter the U.S. illegally, “but
though Congress has been the United States through ify his threat with “or large He said several times that they just take our money
reluctant to provide the our Southern Border, I will sections,” stating: “There is it would be “so easy” for and ‘talk.’”
money he needs. In the be CLOSING the Border, or a very good likelihood I’ll Mexican authorities to stop
meantime, he has repeat- large sections of the Bor- be closing the border next immigrants passing through Continued on Page 3