Trump’s Bid To Militarise Border Rejected By Mexican Senate

Mexico City: The Mexican Senate has "categorically" rejected the US initiative to militarise the US-Mexico border to thwart undocumented migrants.

The response came hours after US President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed a decree to immediately deploy the National Guard to patrol the 3,200-km border the two countries share, Xinhua news agency reported.

Deploying army troops or the National Guard in the region would be "yet another wrong" against the Mexican community, Mexican lawmakers said in a letter addressed to their Interior Ministry.

The letter, signed by Senate President Ernesto Cordero, called on the Mexican government to suspend bilateral cooperation in immigration matters and the fight against organised crime until "Trump behaves with civility and shows respect to Mexico".

Trump has stepped up his anti-immigration rhetoric recently. He told reporters on Tuesday: "Until we can have a wall and proper security, we're going to be guarding our border with the military."

IANS