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Trump would fund wall by blocking remittances to Mexico

Trump would fund wall by blocking remittances to Mexico

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump would try to force Mexico to pay for a border wall by targeting billions of dollars in remittances sent home by Mexican immigrants living in the U.S., according to a memo released Tuesday by his campaign. The memo outlines in new detail how Trump would try to compel Mexico to pay for the 1,000-mile wall he's promised to build along the Southern border if he becomes president.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump would try to force Mexico to pay for a border wall by targeting billions of dollars in remittances sent home by Mexican immigrants living in the U.S., according to a memo released Tuesday by his campaign. The memo outlines in new detail how Trump would try to compel Mexico to pay for the 1,000-mile wall he's promised to build along the Southern border if he becomes president.…