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Trump Claims He Would Block Remittances Unless Mexico Pays for Border Wall

HeadlineApr 06, 2016

Meanwhile, Donald Trump has said he would force Mexico to pay for a border wall by threatening to block immigrants living and working in the United States from sending money to their families back in Mexico—that is, unless the Mexican government makes a one-time payment of $5 billion to $10 billion for the wall. Trump says he could cut off the flow of money, known as remittances, by changing a rule under the USA PATRIOT Act. Experts disagree that Trump would have the legal authority to block remittances in this manner. Experts have also cast doubt on the overall feasibility of Trump’s border wall. In Mexico, the idea of blocking remittances was met with widespread ridicule and opposition, including from Senator Padierna Luna.

Sen. Dolores Padierna Luna: “These remittances are private. They are their migrants’ property. There is no authority to decommission them or to take them. It’s theft. He will be stealing, which is something no one can accept.”

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