Trump's border wall: Why some say Mexico already built it -- and paid for it - CNN - 0 views
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The commander paces in front of a line of troops, preparing them for the day's mission."We are in our country. We are in Mexico. We are enforcing our laws," he says, his voice getting louder with each point he makes."Nobody is going to come here to trample on our laws," he continues. "Nobody is going come here to trample on our country, on our land."
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"I would like to thank President López Obrador of Mexico for the great cooperation we are receiving, and for right now putting 27,000 troops on our southern border," Trump told the United Nations General Assembly last month. "Mexico is showing us great respect, and I respect them in return."A few days later, Trump told reporters he was "using Mexico to protect our border" because Democrats weren't doing enough to fix the immigration system.
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Yes, US taxpayers have been footing the bill for efforts to build new physical barriers at the US-Mexico border.But experts note that Mexico's massive deployment of National Guard troops over the past few months has played a major role in blocking migrants from reaching the US border in the first place. It's a point Trump himself has made at several recent events -- a dramatic change in tone from his sharp criticisms of Mexico earlier this year.
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