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<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/mexico-eyes-steps-to-cut-immigrant-flows-to-us-border-official-223382">Mexico can reach an agreement with the United States</a> to resolve a dispute over migration that prompted US President Donald Trump to threaten punitive tariffs, Mexican officials said on Monday as high-level talks were set to begin in Washington.

Trump has proposed the tariffs on Mexican imports to pressure Mexico into action against migrants passing through on the way to the United States, as well as drug cartels.

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, speaking at his regular morning news conference in Mexico City, also reiterated that he believed a deal could be reached to avert the tariffs.

The Mexican officials, speaking to reporters in Washington, warned that Trump's tariffs could backfire.

Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said such tariffs would be devastating and would not stop waves of Central American migrants from crossing the southern US border.

"Tariffs, along with the decision to cancel aid programs to the northern Central American countries, could have a counterproductive effect and would not reduce migration flows," Mexico's ambassador to the United States, Martha Barcena, also said at the news conference.

The tariffs also "could cause financial and economic instability," reducing Mexican authorities' capacity to address migration flows and "offer alternatives" to migrants fleeing Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras, she said.

The discussions in Washington will include a meeting of Mexican Agriculture Minister Victor Villalobos and US Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue on Monday, Mexican officials said.

US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and acting US Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan also are expected to participate in talks, Mexican officials said.

Mexican Economy Secretary Graciela Marquez and US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross will meet this week, as will Ebrard and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.

Trump's latest threat of tariffs further roiled global markets, which are already under pressure amid a trade war between the United States and China.

US stock index futures fell on Monday as the multi-front trade war made investors increasingly risk-averse and fueled worries of a recession.

Mexico has cited the economic risk of US tariffs on its goods as it seeks to soothe relations with Washington. A separate trade deal involving Mexico, the United States and Canada also is pending.

Ebrard told reporters Lopez Obrador had not yet decided if he would attend the Group of 20 summit for the world's leading economies in Japan but would do so this week.

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Mexico can reach an agreement with the United States to resolve a dispute over migration that prompted US President Donald Trump to threaten punitive tariffs, Mexican officials said on Monday as high-level talks were set to begin in Washington.

Mexico can reach an agreement with the United States to resolve a dispute over migration that prompted US President Donald Trump to threaten punitive tariffs, Mexican officials said on Monday as high-level talks were set to begin in Washington. Trump has proposed the tariffs on Mexican imports to pressure Mexico into action against migrants passing through on the way to the United States, as well as drug cartels. Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, speaking at his regular morning news conference in Mexico City, also reiterated that he believed a deal could be reached to avert the tariffs. The Mexican officials, speaking to reporters in Washington, warned that Trump's tariffs could backfire. Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said such tariffs would be devastating and would not stop waves of Central American migrants from crossing the southern US border. "Tariffs, along with the decision to cancel aid programs to the northern Central American countries, could have a counterproductive effect and would not reduce migration flows," Mexico's ambassador to the United States, Martha Barcena, also said at the news conference. The tariffs also "could cause financial and economic instability," reducing Mexican authorities' capacity to address migration flows and "offer alternatives" to migrants fleeing Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras, she said. The discussions in Washington will include a meeting of Mexican Agriculture Minister Victor Villalobos and US Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue on Monday, Mexican officials said. US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and acting US Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan also are expected to participate in talks, Mexican officials said. Mexican Economy Secretary Graciela Marquez and US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross will meet this week, as will Ebrard and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Trump's latest threat of tariffs further roiled global markets, which are already under pressure amid a trade war between the United States and China. US stock index futures fell on Monday as the multi-front trade war made investors increasingly risk-averse and fueled worries of a recession. Mexico has cited the economic risk of US tariffs on its goods as it seeks to soothe relations with Washington. A separate trade deal involving Mexico, the United States and Canada also is pending. Ebrard told reporters Lopez Obrador had not yet decided if he would attend the Group of 20 summit for the world's leading economies in Japan but would do so this week.

As meetings begin and US tariffs loom, Mexico hopes for migration deal

&nbsp;The US&nbsp;President Donald Trump said on Sunday that <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/trump-tells-ex-white-house-counsel-mcgahn-not-to-appear-before-congress-220528">White House</a> Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Kevin Hassett will "shortly" leave his post, but did not provide a reason for the latest high-level departure from the administration.

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"Kevin Hassett, who has done such a great job for me and the Administration, will be leaving shortly. His very talented replacement will be named as soon as I get back to the U.S.," Trump said in a Twitter post on Sunday night as he flew to Europe for a series of state visits.

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Hassett's impending departure comes at a time of drama between the United States and some of its main trade partners. A trade war is brewing between the United States and China, while Trump has vowed to impose punitive tariffs on all Mexican goods in an intensifying dispute over <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/mexican-president-hints-at-migration-concessions-to-defuse-us-trade-spat-223536">migration.</a>

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Hassett previously served as a scholar of <a href="https://www.wionews.com/business-%26-economy/china-eyes-more-vigorous-fiscal-policy-short-of-strong-stimulus-153864">fiscal policy</a> at the conservative American Enterprise Institute think tank before Trump nominated him to the White House role in 2017. In the White House post, he worked with Trump's senior adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner on a proposed immigration plan that the Republican president unveiled in May and had backed a U.S. move to end waivers of sanctions for countries that buy Iranian oil.

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Trump thanked Hassett for his work, and called him a "true friend" in the Twitter post on Sunday. He did not give any indication on who he would name to replace Hassett.Hassett is poised to become the latest in a long line of senior White House officials and Cabinet secretaries to depart the administration since Trump took office in January 2017.

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Others who have resigned or been ousted this year alone include Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, White House communications director Bill Shine and Small Business Administration chief Linda McMahon.

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The chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers serves as the chief economic adviser to the administration as a whole. The council's work is research-focused and less concerned with coordinating policy across agencies than the National Economic Council, a separate advisory body currently led by Larry Kudlow.

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Trump departed on Sunday night for a trip that takes him to Britain, where he is scheduled to meet with members of the royal family, before going to Ireland and then France to attend ceremonies marking the 75th anniversary of the World War Two allied D-Day invasion.

The US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that White House Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Kevin Hassett will "shortly" leave his post, but did not provide a reason for the latest high-level departure from the administration.

The US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that White House Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Kevin Hassett will "shortly" leave his post, but did not provide a reason for the latest high-level departure from the administration. "Kevin Hassett, who has done such a great job for me and the Administration, will be leaving shortly. His very talented replacement will be named as soon as I get back to the U.S.," Trump said in a Twitter post on Sunday night as he flew to Europe for a series of state visits. Hassett's impending departure comes at a time of drama between the United States and some of its main trade partners. A trade war is brewing between the United States and China, while Trump has vowed to impose punitive tariffs on all Mexican goods in an intensifying dispute over migration. Hassett previously served as a scholar of fiscal policy at the conservative American Enterprise Institute think tank before Trump nominated him to the White House role in 2017. In the White House post, he worked with Trump's senior adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner on a proposed immigration plan that the Republican president unveiled in May and had backed a U.S. move to end waivers of sanctions for countries that buy Iranian oil. Trump thanked Hassett for his work, and called him a "true friend" in the Twitter post on Sunday. He did not give any indication on who he would name to replace Hassett.Hassett is poised to become the latest in a long line of senior White House officials and Cabinet secretaries to depart the administration since Trump took office in January 2017. Others who have resigned or been ousted this year alone include Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, White House communications director Bill Shine and Small Business Administration chief Linda McMahon. The chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers serves as the chief economic adviser to the administration as a whole. The council's work is research-focused and less concerned with coordinating policy across agencies than the National Economic Council, a separate advisory body currently led by Larry Kudlow. Trump departed on Sunday night for a trip that takes him to Britain, where he is scheduled to meet with members of the royal family, before going to Ireland and then France to attend ceremonies marking the 75th anniversary of the World War Two allied D-Day invasion.

Trump announces departure of White House economic adviser Hassett

US President Donald Trump has said that ties with China have improved, but also warned that the relationship could be derailed over trade disputes as Beijing is &quot;absolutely killing us&quot; on this.

The Trump administration has threatened tough action against China including punitive tariffs, sanctions and even a trade war.

Tensions have escalated between Beijing and Washington in recent months, with China reporting a record $275.8 billion trade surplus with the US, contrary to Trump&#39;s goal to narrow the US trade deficit with China.

&quot;I have to say, we&#39;ve developed a great relationship with China, other than the fact that they&#39;ve been killing us on trade for the last long period of time... killing us, absolutely killing the United States on trade. But we have developed a great relationship with China; probably closer than we&#39;ve ever had,&quot; Trump told reporters at a joint White House news conference.

Trump said his personal relationship with President Xi Jinping is quite extraordinary.

&quot;He&#39;s somebody that I like and I think he likes me. With that being said, he likes China and I like the United States. But a lot of things are happening. It&#39;s going to be a very interesting period of time,&quot; he said.&nbsp;

But his administration, he asserted, has to straighten out the trade imbalance with China, he said. &quot;So much (trade imbalance), it&#39;s no good,&quot; he said.

China, he conceded, is tough and getting stronger. &quot;They&#39;re getting stronger, to a large extent, with a lot of the money they&#39;ve made from having poor leadership in the US, because the US leadership has allowed them to get away with murder,&quot; he said.

&quot;With that being said, I think we can have a truly great, even trading relationship with China. Hopefully, that&#39;s going to work out. And hopefully, the relationship I have with President Xi will make that happen. Only time will tell,&quot; he noted.

According to Trump, trade is the only thing that comes between having a better relationship with China.

&quot;The only thing that can get in its way is the trade because it&#39;s so one-sided, it&#39;s so lopsided. And the people that stood here for many years, in this position, right where I am right now, should never have allowed that to happen. It&#39;s very unfair to the United States, and it&#39;s very unfair to the workers of the United States. Very, very unfair,&quot; he rued.&nbsp;

&quot;Even today, it&#39;s extremely hard for companies that want to do business in China, because the barriers are incredible, whereas the barriers coming into our country are foolishly not. Foolishly. I believe in reciprocal trade. If they do something to us, we do something to them,&quot; he said.

&quot;Well, that never happened, and it&#39;s gotten worse and worse over the years. But we&#39;ll correct it. That can be the only thing that can get in the way of a truly long-term great relationship. Because we have all the ingredients for friendship,&quot; said the US President.

The US Commerce Department recently recommended imposing heavy tariffs on China and other countries to counter a global glut in steel and aluminium.

Beijing has warned it could take retaliatory action if necessary.&nbsp;

China reporting a record $275.8 billion trade surplus with the US, contrary to Trump's goal to narrow the US trade deficit with China

US President Donald Trump has said that ties with China have improved, but also warned that the relationship could be derailed over trade disputes as Beijing is "absolutely killing us" on this. The Trump administration has threatened tough action against China including punitive tariffs, sanctions and even a trade war. Tensions have escalated between Beijing and Washington in recent months, with China reporting a record $275.8 billion trade surplus with the US, contrary to Trump's goal to narrow the US trade deficit with China. "I have to say, we've developed a great relationship with China, other than the fact that they've been killing us on trade for the last long period of time... killing us, absolutely killing the United States on trade. But we have developed a great relationship with China; probably closer than we've ever had," Trump told reporters at a joint White House news conference. Trump said his personal relationship with President Xi Jinping is quite extraordinary. "He's somebody that I like and I think he likes me. With that being said, he likes China and I like the United States. But a lot of things are happening. It's going to be a very interesting period of time," he said. But his administration, he asserted, has to straighten out the trade imbalance with China, he said. "So much (trade imbalance), it's no good," he said. China, he conceded, is tough and getting stronger. "They're getting stronger, to a large extent, with a lot of the money they've made from having poor leadership in the US, because the US leadership has allowed them to get away with murder," he said. "With that being said, I think we can have a truly great, even trading relationship with China. Hopefully, that's going to work out. And hopefully, the relationship I have with President Xi will make that happen. Only time will tell," he noted. According to Trump, trade is the only thing that comes between having a better relationship with China. "The only thing that can get in its way is the trade because it's so one-sided, it's so lopsided. And the people that stood here for many years, in this position, right where I am right now, should never have allowed that to happen. It's very unfair to the United States, and it's very unfair to the workers of the United States. Very, very unfair," he rued. "Even today, it's extremely hard for companies that want to do business in China, because the barriers are incredible, whereas the barriers coming into our country are foolishly not. Foolishly. I believe in reciprocal trade. If they do something to us, we do something to them," he said. "Well, that never happened, and it's gotten worse and worse over the years. But we'll correct it. That can be the only thing that can get in the way of a truly long-term great relationship. Because we have all the ingredients for friendship," said the US President. The US Commerce Department recently recommended imposing heavy tariffs on China and other countries to counter a global glut in steel and aluminium. Beijing has warned it could take retaliatory action if necessary.

China absolutely killing US on trade says US president Trump

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