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Article snippet: Senate Minority Leader drop plans to impose tariffs on Mexico because his administration had reached a deal to stem the flow of migrants to the U.S. “This is an historic night! @realDonaldTrump has announced that he has cut a deal to ‘greatly reduce, or eliminate, Illegal Immigration coming from Mexico and into the United States,'" Schumer tweeted. "Now that that problem is solved, I’m sure we won’t be hearing any more about it in the future,” Schumer added. The president had threatened to slap a 5 percent tariff on all goods from Mexico starting next week if the country did not ramp up its efforts to curb illegal border crossings into the U.S. Trump declared Friday evening that a deal had been reached to avoid the duties after negotiations with Mexican officials in Washington, saying the Mexican government would “take strong measures to stem the tide of Migration through Mexico, and to our Southern Border.” As part of the deal, Mexico will beef up its national guard presence at its southern border to stem the flow of Central American migrants northward, boost intelligence sharing with the U.S. and allow the U.S. to deport migrants seeking asylum to Mexico to await adjudication, according to the State Department. Mexico also said it would take stronger action against human and drug trafficking rings. Illegal immigration has long been a centerpiece of Trump's political agenda and rhetoric going back to his 2016 presidential campaign. Under his presidency, the ad... Link to the full article to read more