At the morning press conference, Sheinbaum besides said that since the inauguration of Trump's presidency on January 20, Mexico has adopted nearly 20,000 people deported from the US, including over 15,000 Mexicans and over 4,000 third-country nationals, mainly Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador, reported the paper "La Cronica de Hoy".
Mexico responds to Donald Trump's plans. “We are calm”
The president besides estimated that Mexico had put forward adequate arguments for the US leader to waive the announced duties on goods imported from her country. However, she admitted that "all things are possible," so that patience and a clean head should be maintained.
— This decision depends on the United States government, on their president. Whatever this decision is, we will make our own... We are calm – she added, ensuring that the Mexican government has prepared "Plan A, Plan B, Plan C and Plan D" in case customs are introduced.
Trump initially announced the imposition in February of 25-proc. Customs duties on all goods imported from Mexico, as well as from Canada, accusing these countries of not a sufficiently effective fight against drug smuggling and illegal migration to the US. However, he suspended the introduction of these duties for a period in exchange for a commitment to strengthen border protection.
Last week, Mexican officials visited Washington, where they negotiated with US administration representatives on trade and security. On Sunday, U.S. Trade Minister Howard Lutnick stated that Trump had not yet determined the amount of duties and "considers precisely how to deal with Mexico and Canada", and "the situation is fluid".
