Mexico's President Tries to Protect Mexican Migration to the U.S.

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

86% : Sheinbaum sent her "build bridges" message on Wednesday after Trump claimed a huge diplomatic victory via Truth Social:Just had a wonderful conversation with the new President of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo.
44% : Trump is also expected to persuade the countries south of Mexico -- especially Panama and Guatemala -- to block the flow of would-be migrants before they can get to Mexico.
38% : "We reiterate that Mexico's position is not to close borders but to build bridges between governments and between peoples," President Claudia Sheinbaum wrote to Trump in a Wednesday message.
38% : In these talks, Sheinbaum is making concessions to Trump by curbing illegal migration and drug smuggling.
37% : Trump can also make even a tough deal look good for Mexico, Bensman said.
35% : "Mexico is in no negotiating position at all here -- they're in a very weak position with somebody like Trump," he said.
33% : In a follow-up, Trump posted:Mexico will stop people from going to our Southern Border, effective immediately.
12% : In November, his unpopular economic policy greatly helped Trump to defeat Kamala Harris.

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