The issues which the Southern border is faced with are very serious and well-documented.
U.S. National Guard soldiers experienced this first-hand when troops from Mexico pulled guns on them, according to Fox News. This occurrence didn’t sit well with President Trump who provided his thoughts on the matter this morning.
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Mexican troops are said to have held U.S. troops at gunpoint as the latter carried out their patrol duties. Apparently, Mexican troops had concerns about whether or not members of the National Guard were on their own territory. This didn’t go over well with either President Trump or Brandon Judd, the National Border Patrol Council president.
The president posted the following tweet earlier this morning:
Mexico’s Soldiers recently pulled guns on our National Guard Soldiers, probably as a diversionary tactic for drug smugglers on the Border. Better not happen again! We are now sending ARMED SOLDIERS to the Border. Mexico is not doing nearly enough in apprehending & returning!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 24, 2019
Judd also released a statement about the situation which occurred at the Southern border:
“I don’t know one Border Patrol agent that is going to accept that story that the Mexican military thought that these national guardsmen were in Mexico. We have hundreds upon hundreds of incursions by the Mexican military into the U.S., yet we have very few incursions by Border Patrol agents into Mexico.”
Mexico’s decision to pull guns on U.S. troops is one of many issues at the border. President Trump also tweeted about the large migrant caravan which is currently making its way to the United States and called upon Mexico to act accordingly:
A very big Caravan of over 20,000 people started up through Mexico. It has been reduced in size by Mexico but is still coming. Mexico must apprehend the remainder or we will be forced to close that section of the Border & call up the Military. The Coyotes & Cartels have weapons!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 24, 2019
Tensions at the border have been getting worse for quite some time. Illegal immigration still serves as a major concern; Border Patrol agents continue to report that their resources are becoming strained with more and more unlawful attempts to enter into America. The new caravan currently making its way to the Southern border isn’t helping matters either.
What do you think about the situation at the Southern border? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section down below!
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