June 7, 2019

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U.S. and Mexico: More talks, no deal yet to avert tariffs

By JILL COLVIN, MATTHEW LEE and LUIS ALONSO LUGO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Ending a second day of tense negotiations, U.S. and Mexican officials failed Thursday to reach a deal to avert import tariffs that President Donald Trump is threatening to impose as he tries to strong-arm Mexico into stemming the flow of Central American migrants across America's southern border. Vice President Mike Pence, monitoring the talks from his travels in Pennsylvania, said the U.S. was "encouraged" by Mexico's latest proposals but, so far, tariffs still were set to take effect Monday. Pence added that it would be "for the president to decide" whether Mexican was doing enough to head off the tariffs. Pence said that, among other issues, negotiators had been discussing a potential agreement to make it more difficult for those who enter Mexico from other countries to claim asylum in the U.S. Mexico has long resisted that request.

NO DEAL! Marcelo Ebrard, Mexico's Secretary of Foreign Affairs, speaks to the media as he leaves a meeting about tariffs at the State Department, Thursday June 6, 2019, in Washington. Associated Press

White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders issued a statement Thursday saying Trump's position "has

not changed" and the president was "still moving forward with tariffs at this time."

Trump has threatened to impose a 5% tax on all Mexican goods beginning Monday as part of an es-

calating tariff regime opposed by many in his own Republican Party. Continued on Next Page


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