Washington DC , Jun 11 : Defending the immigration deal the United States reached with Mexico, Secretary of State Michael Pompeo on Monday termed the agreement as a “significant win” for Washington and reflects “diplomacy at its finest.”
“Frankly, it reflects diplomacy at its finest. It shows the enduring strength, too, of the relationship between our two countries. It’s a significant win for the American people,” Pompeo told reporters at a press briefing.
Reiterating US’ stand on tough immigration, Pompeo said that migrants who crossed the southern border would be “rapidly returned” to Mexico and Washington will now have the “full-throttle” capacity to send asylum seekers back to Mexico.
“Those crossing the US southern border to seek asylum will be rapidly returned to Mexico where they may await the adjudication of their asylum claims. We’ve seen this before. We were able to do this to the tune of a couple of hundred people per day,” he said.
“We now have the capacity to do this full throttle and engage this in a way that will make a fundamental difference in the calculus for those deciding to transit Mexico to try to get into the United States,” Pompeo added.
Talking about the immigration deal, the Secretary of State asserted that it underlined US’ commitment to tackle illegal immigration at the southern border.
Mexico immigration deal ‘significant win’ for US: Pompeo
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