AZMEX I3 UPDATE2 27-11-18

AZMEX I3 UPDATE2 27 NOV 2018


TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Closing of the border crossing cost 130 million ($6,347,650 USD)

What we can not calculate is how much it hits the image of the city, said Mario Escobedo Carignan

Crisstian Villicaña

https://www.elsoldetijuana.com.mx/local/cierre-de-la-garita-costo-130-millones-2719458.html

Tijuana.- After the confrontation between migrants and agents of the CBP (Customs and Border Protection Agency), the authorities of the United States were forced to close the San Ysidro port in both directions, which impacted the commerce sector of the city in a negative way with the loss of 134 million pesos in a single day.

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This fact has worried the merchants, and Mario Escobedo Carignan, president of the National Chamber of Commerce (Canaco) spoke about it. "The part that worries us is the excesses, like the one that occurred on Sunday, which has a direct impact on the economy of the city, cost the city 134 million pesos, five million pesos in the delay to leave from Tijuana and to enter Tijuana, and 129 million pesos in commerce, services and tourism, what we can not calculate is how much the city's image is affected, how many people will not come today, believing that maybe, and they will close the line again or they will not come the weekend that comes in believing that they are going to close the line again, "he stressed.

He added that the chamber he presides over is in favor of respect for human rights and the dignified treatment of migrants; What they are not in favor of is that they carry out disturbances that generate insecurity and, therefore, economic losses that end up affecting not only business owners, but also the workers of the Tijuana families.

"The tips of the waiters, the commissions of the vendors, all this is affected, those 129 million pesos are paid by thousands of Tijuanenses, not twenty entrepreneurs or thirty shopping centers, thousands of families from Baja California had no income yesterday, product of the misconduct that was generated on the border, "he concluded.

Finally, he asked the authorities of the different government orders to implement preventive actions so that the events of last Sunday are not repeated, since it generates a negative impact on the city in many ways.

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More: from the AZ CofC. As many of us might remember from a few years ago, a org. with little credibility .
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Official: Closing southern border would be 'catastrophic' to Arizona's economy

BY KTAR.COM | NOVEMBER 27, 2018 AT 1:25 PM
UPDATED: NOVEMBER 27, 2018 AT 2:22 PM

http://ktar.com/story/2327380/official-closing-southern-border-would-be-catastrophic-to-arizonas-economy/

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers walks along a wall at the border between Mexico and the United States, as seen from San Diego on Sunday, Nov. 25, 2018. (AP Photo/Greg Bull)

PHOENIX — If President Donald Trump permanently closes the U.S.-Mexico border like he has threatened, it would do major damage to Arizona's economy, according to a trade official.

"Trade with Mexico has an enormous effect on Arizona's economy," Glenn Hamer, president with the Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry, told KTAR News 92.3 FM.
"It would be catastrophic to the Arizona economy if the border was shut down."

Trump, in a tweet on Monday, threatened to "close the Border permanently" if Mexico does not send a caravan of Central American migrants "back to their countries."

But Hamer said he does not believe that will happen, pointing to Arizona's $15.5 billion trading relationship with Mexico each year.
"Mexico far and away is Arizona's largest trading partner," he added. "We export more goods to Mexico than the next four countries combined."

Thousands of migrants arrived to Tijuana in recent days in an attempt to apply for asylum in the United States. But a chaotic clash at the border that involved choking tear gas fired by U.S. agents left them sullen and dejected, and pushed them to urgently explore other options.

The waiting list for asylum applications already had some 3,000 people on it before the caravan arrived in Tijuana. With U.S. officials processing fewer than 100 claims a day, the wait time for the recent arrivals stands to take months.

Despite the border security challenges posed by the migrant caravan, Hamer said the U.S. and Mexican governments are "aligned in wanting to address the migrant problem.

"We need a secure border and a lawful process by which immigrants and refugees can come to the country," he added.
"I expect the incoming (Mexican President-elect Andrés Manuel López Obrador's) administration and the Trump administration to work closely and constructively together to work on the migrant issue while we keep trade humming."

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