The Trump administration is limiting non-essential travel between the US and Mexico due to coronavirus. The action is similar to one taken with Canada.
Citing the"unscreened" and"unvetted" people who come into the US from the southern border, President Donald Trump said the border would be sealed off"mostly, and even beyond, but mostly during this global pandemic."While similar actions are being taken at the US border with Canada, the latest move also seems designed to curb migration to the United States, a pillar of Trump's immigration agenda.
"Thousands of people cross the US-Mexico border daily for work, school and other activities. Mexico confirmed its first coronavirus-related death on Wednesday. The patient, who also had diabetes, began showing symptoms of the coronavirus on March 9, according to the country's health ministry. Mexico has 93 coronavirus cases, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.The US has more than 15,000 coronavirus cases and 204 deaths.
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