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Mexico wants to stop anti-migration video

Mexico's President Sheinbaum has asked several private broadcasters to withdraw a US government's TV spot. In the video, the Trump administration warns against illegally entering the USA.

In Mexico, the government has asked several private broadcasters to stop the broadcast of the US government's commercial. President Claudia Sheinbaum presented a letter at her morning press conference on Monday, in which she condemned the video broadcast at the best broadcast time as “discriminatory”. According to their information, the US government's spot contains statements that violate human dignity. According to the President, he could continue to encourage “violence against people on the run”.

Sheinbaum announced that this type of opinion meters. It will submit a legislative proposal to the Mexican congress that prohibits foreign governments to switch advertising in Mexican channels.

Hard course in US migration policy

The TV spot is part of a large-scale anti-migration campaign by Trump's Minister of Homeland Protection, Kristi Noem, which costs several million dollar. This was announced in February and is aimed at “illegal immigrants” at home and abroad. “If you are considering illegally entering America, don't even think about it,” warns Noem in the video that is sent in Mexico with Spanish subtitles.

Noem also says when a migrant who has already committed a crime, we will “chase him”. Because “criminals” are “not welcome” in the USA. In the spot, pictures of chaotic scenes on the American border and the hard procedure of the US border protection are shown in the spot.

Mutual dependencies

The relationship between the USA and Mexico has been tense for months. US President Donald Trump pursues a rigorous migration policy with mass deportations by immigrants without valid papers. He accuses Mexico of not doing enough against irregular immigration and drug trafficking. Finally, he increased the pressure on the neighboring country, including the announcement of customs surcharges.

According to Trump's temporary steering, Mexico's President Sheinbaum continues to use dialogue in the customs dispute with her country, her country is economically heavily dependent on the trade in the USA. Among other things, she sent thousands of soldiers to the common border in response to the USent. At the same time, she does not rule out against tariffs. Their compromise course has met with approval in the population.

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