NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday accused Mexico of doing "nothing" to stop illegal immigrants crossing into the United States, and repeated his election campaign pledge that Mexico would pay for his planned border wall. Very quickly Mexico replied: no we won't. Trump was addressing supporters in a campaign-style rally in Nashville, Tennessee when he returned to the wall he wants built on the U.S. southern border to keep out illegal immigrants. The wall was a favorite campaign theme of Trump's and has been a longstanding bone of contention with Mexico. "In the end, Mexico is going to pay for the wall," Trump told the crowd. "They do absolutely nothing to stop people from going through Mexico, from Honduras and all these other countries ... They do nothing to help us." About an hour later, Mexico's President Enrique Pena Nieto took to Twitter to hit back. "President @realDonaldTrump: NO. Mexico will NEVER pay for a wall. Not now, not ever. Sincerely, … [Read more...] about Trump and Mexican president spar over border wall again
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Trump says Mexico will eventually pay for border wall
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday criticized Mexico for not helping to stop the flow of illegal immigrants into the United States and repeated his campaign promise that Mexico will pay for building a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. "In the end, Mexico is going to pay for the wall," Trump told supporters in a campaign-style rally in Nashville, Tennessee. "They do absolutely nothing to stop people from going through Mexico, from Honduras and all these other countries ... They do nothing to help us." Mexico has said it would not pay for a border wall. (Reporting by Jeff Masion; Writing by Mohammad Zargham; Editing by Sandra Maler) … [Read more...] about Trump says Mexico will eventually pay for border wall
The Latest: Trump insists Mexico will pay for border wall
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Student sues school over suspension for ‘Trump Border Wall Construction Co.’ T-shirt
William Cummings USA TODAY Published 8:38 p.m. UTC May 25, 2018 An Oregon high school student says his First Amendment rights were violated when he was suspended for wearing a "Donald J. Trump Border Wall Construction Co." T-shirt to school. Addison Barnes,18, wore the shirt to Liberty High school on Jan. 19 for a scheduled discussion on immigration issues in his "People and Politics" class, according to a complaint filed May 18 in U.S. District Court. Barnes was told his T-shirt, which also featured the words, "The wall just got 10 feet higher," had offended at least one teacher and one student, at which point he covered it up. "I thought to myself, 'You know this isn't right, this is my First Amendment right to be able to wear this shirt,'" Barnes told KGW-TV, Portland, Ore. "So I took off the jacket and the assistant principal had seen that and sent for a security guard to escort me out of class." Immigration: GOP divide over issue could have far-reaching implications … [Read more...] about Student sues school over suspension for ‘Trump Border Wall Construction Co.’ T-shirt
Border walls aim to keep out migrants, but also threaten bears, deer, other wildlife
Kim Hjelmgaard USA TODAY Published 10:33 p.m. UTC May 24, 2018 ZAGREB, Croatia — Eastern European countries have built hundreds of miles of border fences to clamp down on migrants from the Middle East and North Africa, but scientists say these barriers pose a threat to the region's wildlife. Especially vulnerable are migrating bear, deer, lynx and wolf populations. The majority of brown bears in Europe spend their lives ranging across as many as nine nations, according to Djuro Huber, a biologist at the University of Zagreb in Croatia. Only three out of 10 of the brown bears will stay in just one country. "We have a lot of data that shows that bears that used to cross back and forth between Croatia and Slovenia just aren't doing that now because of the barriers," Huber said. More: Trump isn't the only one who wants to build a wall. These European nations already did More: From 7 to 77: There's been an explosion in building border walls … [Read more...] about Border walls aim to keep out migrants, but also threaten bears, deer, other wildlife