Trump: US ‘full’, can’t take in more migrants

Bloomberg

President Donald Trump said the US is “full,” and can’t accommodate any more migrants from Latin America, capping a week of heated threats against Mexico over undocumented migration and the flow of illegal drugs.
“Our country is full. Our area is full. The sector is full,” Trump said at a briefing on border security in Calexico, California. “Can’t take you anymore. I’m sorry, turn around, that’s the way it is.” Last week, Trump threatened to close the US border with Mexico to stop a spike in migration.
Customs and Border Protection apprehended 66,450 who crossed the border illegally in February, an increase of more than 18,000 from the month before, and Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen has said apprehensions approached 100,000 in March.
Trump backed down after business leaders and Republican lawmakers raised concerns about economic damage from closing the border. Instead, he said he’d impose tariffs on Mexican-built cars if the country doesn’t stem the flow of migrants and illegal drugs over the border in a year.
“I’m totally willing to close the border but Mexico over the last four days has done more than they’ve ever done,” Trump said in Calexico. “Apprehending people by the thousands and bringing them back to their countries.” Mexican officials have said their immigration policies and enforcement practices haven’t changed this week.
Before departing the White House, Trump reiterated threats to hammer Mexico with tariffs or close the border if the country “stops apprehending and bringing the illegals back to where they came from.”
He also said in a tweet he’s “looking at an economic penalty for the 500 Billion Dollars in illegal DRUGS that are shipped and smuggled through Mexico and across our Southern Border.”