Thread: Mexico protesters march against Trump's immigration policies

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Protesters have called for Mexicans to stand in "unity" against Mr Trump's immigration policies


Tens of thousands of people in Mexico have taken to the streets to protest against Donald Trump's immigration policies and plan for a border wall.

Demonstrators in more than a dozen Mexican cities, dressed in white, waved Mexican flags and anti-Trump placards.

Organisers said they wanted to send a message that Mexico was united against Mr Trump.

They also criticised Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto for failing to tackle corruption and reduce violence.

Protester Maria Amparo Cassar said Mr Trump's immigration policies were "a threat to the global community".

"It should not be forgotten that American society was made by migrants and continues to be made by migrants," she said.


Mexican citizens see the Trump administration's immigration policies as unfair


Demonstrators marching through the nation's capital, Mexico City, carried signs of unity. One banner read: "Gracias, Trump, for unifying Mexico!"

Mr Trump's plan to build a wall along the US border with Mexico has angered citizens in the country and Mr Pena Nieto has consistently refused to meet the US president's demands to pay for it.

"Mexico does not believe in walls," he said.

Mr Trump has already signed an executive order for an "impassable physical barrier" along the US border with Mexico and insisted that the Mexican people reimburse the US.

He has repeatedly said that the wall is necessary to stop the "unprecedented surge" of illegal migrants from Central America.

Building a 2,000-mile barrier along the Mexican border was one of Mr Trump's key pledges in the election campaign.


Thousands of people march in Mexico City in protest at US plans for a border wall



Demonstrators unite in a call for Mr Trump to respect the Mexican people


Mr Trump's crackdown on immigration has also created fear among Mexicans living in the US, who may face deportation under the president's new measures.

On Thursday, Mr Trump signed three executive orders targeting crime and drug cartels with the aim of deporting illegal immigrants who have committed such crimes.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-38952359

They should...free speech....btw....keep your citizens inside your country, Mexico..)
You don't respect our law...period.

The Mexicans are blowing it. They really are. Americans will soon want nothing to do with this country. I'm so sick of 'em already, I could puke. They have no respect for our President, they have no regard for the burden their people cause Americans, they are not our friends. They probably never have been. All they've wanted was our money, and by a variety of ways, they've taken a bundle while saddling US with their losers who couldn't figure out how to make it in Mexico.

Lets turn our attention to intelligent countries like France, Russia and Cuba. Anthony Boudain was in Cuba for his weekly show and while I knew they have outstanding health care, I learned tonight from the show that they are also one of the most literate countries in the world. I also learned that they have fun, dance, drink, go to the beach and have a great time. They love music more than food, too. They are also doing better financially because of the tourism from the US and other countries, and some other good changes under the new Castro that have helped them.

Personally, I think the Obama decision on Cuba will be the one good decision he made, and I hope once Trump settles in, he will support it. He supported opening Cuba before the election, so I hope he sets the politics aside and supports this good policy. He might want to negotiate for some more of something, that's fine, deals can always be improved, but hopefully not set things back for the Cuban People.

So Mexico, please get the message that Americans tire quickly of those who prove themselves to be a nuisance. We really have a very low tolerance for them and you all have passed the limit.