Trump announced that he would close the border with Mexico next week

The President of the United States, Donald Trump, announced today that will close "totally or partially" the border with Mexico next week if the Mexican authorities do not do so "immediately" and completely stop the flow of illegal immigrantsand renewed his criticism of the Democrats for not supporting their policies in the region.

"Democrats have left us the lowest immigration laws in the world, Mexico's are the most restrictive and make more than $ 100,000 million a year at the expense of the United States," Trump writes in his account. network. Twitter.

The President returned to link immigration to the North American Free Trade Agreement (TCLAN), amended last year without major changes, and which he says is a pact in which his country is losing trade balance.

"Therefore, Congress must now amend these laws, while Mexico must prevent illegal immigrants from entering the United States. If Mexico does not immediately stop all illegal immigration entering the United States by the southern border, I will close the border or large sections of the border next week."he announced.

"It would not cost Mexico anything to do it, but they were taking our money and talking, and we were losing so much money with them, especially if we added drug trafficking, that closing the border would be a good idea. ", did he declare. the president, according to the DPA and Ansa agencies.

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Trump had already launched yesterday the possibility of closing the border after accusing Mexico of having raised its arms crossed against illegal immigration, before the creation of a new caravan of Central American migrants that could accommodate up to To 20,000 people. mother. "

"Mexico is doing nothing to help reduce the flow of illegal immigrants to our country, they are talking but no action is being taken," he wrote yesterday.

Meanwhile, two US Department of Defense officials told CNN that Washington was exploring the border to build new physical barriers.

According to officials, small teams of engineers and experts, made up of about 10 members, are on the ground in Yuma, Arizona, and in the New Mexico part of the area. El Paso, which also includes Texas, reviews the sites.

Jay Field, spokesman for the US Army Corps of Engineers, later confirmed the presence of the teams in the field.

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Field badured that the eventual project is to install 17 km of fences in Yuma and 74 km in El Paso. Each badessment should take about seven days.

Construction could begin at the end of May if the Department of Homeland Security issues environmental exemptions, which is sometimes done to speed up work.