Mexican, US business leaders unite to rebuke 'disastrous' Trump border closure threats

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Mexican and U.S. business leaders on Friday pushed back against President Donald Trump's threats to close the U.S.-Mexico border and urged him to ...

MERIDA, Mexico: Mexican and U.S. business leaders on Friday pushed back against President Donald Trump's threats to close the U.S.-Mexico border and urged him to drop steel tariffs that have hindered the ratification of a trade deal brokered last year.

Mexico is the United States' second biggest export market, and third biggest trading partner. U.S.-Mexico trade is worth about half a trillion dollars a year. "And let's not confuse migration problems with trade problems and industry problems," Salazar said, seated on the other side of Lopez Obrador, who again applauded the speech.Lopez Obrador himself, as he has for months, avoided any implicit or explicit criticism of Trump, instead offering thanks to the American president for"being open to deal with our commercial, migratory and security matters with respect.

On the sidelines, Mexican Economy Minister Graciela Marquez met Ross and again urged the United States to end the metals tariffs for Mexico, part of a set of national security measures Trump had ordered under the so-called"Section 232" mechanism.

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Wilbur Ross is there. Makes no sense.

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