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    5 misconceptions about the US-Mexico border

    by Los Angeles Times Apr 05, 2019 5 minutes

    Is President Donald Trump able to shut down the southern border with Mexico? Will building a wall stop the flow of drugs? Is there an actual crisis at the border?

    We separate misconception from fact.

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    Claim: Trump says he is going to shut down the border

    Fact: It would be nearly impossible to shut down the entire border

    Trump has more than once threatened to close the border with Mexico, with the most recent threat aimed at showing his displeasure over Central American asylum-seekers trying to cross into the United States.

    But Thursday, a day before traveling to California, Trump said he would give Mexico "a one-year warning" before imposing tariffs on Mexican goods. "If that doesn't work, we're going to close the border," the president said.

    "I will do it," Trump said. "I don't play games."

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