Donald Trump Mexico Wall: Mexican Archdiocese, US Congress Not Happy About Border Wall
The Catholic Archdiocese of Mexico recently spoke against U.S. President Donald Trump's plans for building a border wall between Mexico and the United States. The proposed project aims to stop illegal immigrants from crossing over to the U.S. southern border, but getting it built is starting to turn into quite an insurmountable challenge.
An editorial in the most recent edition of the Mexican Archdiocese's weekly publication, "Desde la Fe," posed a warning to any Mexican company that intends to invest in the wall of "the fanatic Trump." Any act of support given by these companies and their shareholders into building the said wall will be deemed immoral and traitorous to Mexico.
Reuters reached out to the Archdiocese's spokesperson, Cardinal Norberto Rivera, who confirmed that the editorial, which was released online, does indeed represent the overall views of the diocese.
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Some Mexican businesses, such as the Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua, which specializes in construction materials, have reportedly expressed willingness to participate in the project despite Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo's advice that it would not be in the companies' best interest to get involved in and profit from building a wall that the "Desde la Fe" editorial believes will only promote prejudice and discrimination.
President Trump, who previously vowed to make the Mexican government pay for the said wall, has also allegedly proposed immediate budget cuts amounting to $18 billion from programs such as medical research, infrastructure and community grants, intending to use U.S. taxpayers' money to pay for the down payment on the controversial border wall.
The alleged proposal reportedly has only a small chance of getting enacted. The senate minority leader, Chuck Schumer, even commented, "The administration is asking the American taxpayer to cover the cost of a wall — unneeded, ineffective, absurdly expensive — that Mexico was supposed to pay for, and he is cutting programs vital to the middle class to get that done."
According to the White House budget office spokesman, John Czwartacki, the proposed cuts are being openly shared with the media. Details about it have allegedly been described by an anonymous Capitol Hill aide to the Associated Press.
