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TrumpsvisitsparksangerandbemusementinMexico

TrumpsvisitsparksangerandbemusementinMexico
TalkswithPeaNietotocomejusthoursbeforeRepublicancandidateoutlinesimmigrationpolicy

RepublicanpresidentialcandidateDonaldTrumparrivesatacampaignrallyonTuesdayAP

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by:JudeWebberinMexicoCity,DemetriSevastopuloinNogales,ArizonaandCourtneyWeaverinWashington
DonaldTrumpfliestoMexicoCityonWednesdayfortalkswithPresidentEnriquePeaNietojusthoursbefore
deliveringacrucialspeechintheUSinwhichhewilldetailhiscontroversialimmigrationpolicy.
TheUSRepublicancandidatefacesaccusationsofbackpedallingonwhathasbeenacoretenetofhis
campaigntheforceddeportationofmorethan11mundocumentedmigrantsbutinsistshewillalsobring
homejobsfromsouthoftheborder,scrapatradepartnershipandbuildaborderwall.
IhaveacceptedtheinvitationofPresidentEnriquePeaNietoofMexicoandlookverymuchforwardto
meetinghimtomorrow,theNewYorktycoontweetedonTuesday.
MrPeaNietoissuedinvitationslastFridaytobothMrTrumpandHillaryClinton,butnoplannedtripbythe
Democraticcandidatehasbeenconfirmed.
Mexicansgreetedthenewswithscornanddisbelief.Itsameetingbetweentwoofthemostunpopularpeople
forMexicans:TrumpandPeaNieto,tweetedJorgeRamos,theMexicanUnivisintelevisionanchorwhowas
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slungoutofanewsconferencebyMrTrump.
MrPeaNietohimselfoncelikenedMrTrumpstonetotheriseofAdolfHitlerandBenitoMussolini.
MrTrumpisduetoarriveat3.15pmlocaltimeandwillgostraighttotheLosPinospresidentialresidence,Larry
Rubin,theheadoftheMexicanchapterofRepublicansOverseas,toldMilenioTelevision.MrTrumpwasnot
expectedtoholdanewsconference,hesaid.MrTrumpthenreturnstotheUStorevealdetailsofhispoliciesto
combatillegalimmigrationinArizona.
MrRubinsaidthetripwasnotsomuchareconciliationasMrTrumpswayofshowinghowimportantMexico
wastotheUS.
ButMexicanswerestunnedbythenews,whichwasconfirmedbyMrTrumponTwitterwhileMexicanofficials
werestillsayingitwasunlikelytogoahead,withsometakingtoTwittertoventtheiranger.
TellmewheretheprotestsagainstTrumpsarrivalsaregoingtobesoIcanpreparethesignScrewyou,
tweetedEvangelinaAmaya.
TheTrumptripwasthebiggeststupidityinthehistoryoftheMexicanpresidency,JessSilvaHerzog,a
commentator,tweeted.
IthinkitsahighlyriskymovebecauseobviouslyTrumpwillplayitaccordingtohiscampaignstrategy.[For
Mexico]itmakesnosense
AndrsRozental,formerMexicandeputyforeignminister
ItcomeshoursbeforetheRepublicancandidatedeliversoneofthemostimportantspeechesofhiscampaign,
addressingsupportersinArizona,astatethatunderscoresthechallengehefacesboostinghislowlevelof
supportamongHispanics.
ThelatestOHPredictiveInsightspollshowsMrsClintoninchingaheadinArizonawitha1pointlead.Whilethat
marginiswaferthin,itisthefirsttimeshehasovertakenMrTrumpinastatethathasonlyvotedtwicefora
DemocratincludingherhusbandBillClintonin1996sincetheendofthesecondworldwar.
ThebalancingactforMrTrumpinPhoenixwillbetoreassurehismostloyalsupportersthatheremainstough
onillegalimmigrationoneofthesignatureissuesofhiscampaign,alongwithtradewhileappearingto
offersomekindofolivebranchthathecanuseeithertowinoverHispanicsorconvincenervousRepublicans
thatheisnotracist.
JoeArpaio,thetoughArizonasheriffwhorunsthefourthbiggestcountyintheUSandhasaccompaniedMr
Trumpatcampaignevents,saidhewouldonlybedisappointedifMrTrumpcompletelybacktrackedonhis
commitmenttotougheningupsecurityattheborder,includingreversingcourseonhisplantobuildawall.
Iwouldonlybedisappointedifherenegedandsaid,forgettheborderorletsnotlockupthoseherethat
havecommittedallthese[nonimmigration]crimesandnotdeportthem.Iwouldbedisappointedinthat.

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AnalystsinMexicosaiditwasunclearwhatMrPeaNietogainedfromthemeeting.
IthinkitsahighlyriskymovebecauseobviouslyTrumpwillplayitaccordingtohiscampaignstrategy,said
AndrsRozental,aformerMexicandeputyforeignminister.[ForMexico]itmakesnosense.
SomepeoplesawitasaclumsyattemptbytheMexicanpresidenttodeflectrecentallegationsthathe
plagiarisedhisuniversitythesis.
IcannotunderstandwhyEnriquePeaNietogaveTrumpadefactopresidentialstatusbyinvitinghimto
Mexico,saidViridianaRos,apoliticalanalyst.
Iamflabbergasted,saidoneformerMexicanpresidentialadviser.BrilliantforTrump,ahugeriskforEnrique
PeaNieto.
RespondingtonewsofMrTrumpsvisit,MrsClintonscampaignstressedsomeofhismorecontroversial
commentsaboutMexicoandMexicans,notingthatMrTrumphadpaintedMexicansasrapistsandcriminals
andsuggestbanningremittancestoMexicoifitsgovernmentrefusedtopayfortheborderwall.
MexicohaspromisedacharmoffensiveintheUStosettherecordstraightaboutabilateralrelationshipworth
$1maminuteincrossbordertrade.Some6mjobsexistintheUSbecauseoftradewithMexico,whichhas
grownsixfoldsincethefreetradepactbeganin1994tomorethan$500bneveryyear.
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