But business has dried up. bit.ly/2PeFLzi
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Not anymore. bit.ly/2PeFLzi
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A few months ago, traffic began to slow — and then it all but stopped. bit.ly/2PeFLzi
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And locals are blaming Donald Trump. bit.ly/2PeFLzi
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The first is the administration's “Remain in Mexico” program, which requires people to wait out their asylum cases south of the U.S. border. bit.ly/2PeFLzi
That dramatically increases the risk — and reduces the payoff — of making the journey north. bit.ly/2PeFLzi
President Trump’s threat to slap tariffs on Mexico unless it cracked down on migrants crossing through the country on their way to the United States. bit.ly/2PeFLzi
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