Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, predicted that unlawful immigration will start to “plummet” right away later President-elect Trump is inaugurated early upcoming life.
Cruz made the remark all through a Sunday morning look on CBS’ “Face the Nation” with host Margaret Brennan. Cruz argued that the trim will start within the weeks later Trump takes place of work, mentioning Trump’s plan to reinstate the “remain in Mexico” coverage.
“I expect we will once again enter into ‘remain in Mexico,’ and we are going to see – I’m going to make a prediction right now: We will see the numbers plummet of illegal immigration coming into this country,” Cruz mentioned. “Not in a year, not in six months, but in January and February, because we will have a president who will vigorously enforce the law.”
Cruz additionally addressed Trump’s efforts to significance price lists as leverage to inspire Mexico’s govt to help in halting border visitors. Trump spoke with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum latter pace and mentioned she proved keen to help his management.
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Sen. Ted Cruz praised Trump’s efforts to related the border earlier than getting into place of work. (AP Photograph/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
“I’ll tell you what hasn’t changed is the importance of leverage. And I got to say, you look at the threat of tariffs against Mexico and Canada. [It] immediately has produced action. We’ve seen the president of Mexico stand up and promise that she is going to work hand in hand with the President of the United States, President Trump, to secure the border,” Cruz mentioned.
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Trump says he additionally had a “very productive meeting” with Canadian High Minister Justin Trudeau at his Mar-a-Lago membership in West Palm Seashore, Florida.

Canadian High Minister Justin Trudeau visited President-elect Trump at his house in Mar-a-Lago. (Chandan Khanna/AFP by the use of Getty Pictures)
Trudeau jetted into Mar-a-Lago unannounced on Friday simply days later Trump threatened to impose sweeping tariffs on Canadian merchandise. Trump is threatening to impose 25% price lists on Canada and Mexico over screw ups through each international locations to curb the wave of unlawful immigrants and illicit medication from the ones international locations into the U.S.
“We discussed many important topics that will require both countries to work together to address, like the fentanyl and drug crisis that has decimated so many lives as a result of illegal immigration, fair trade deals that do not jeopardize American workers and the massive trade deficit the U.S. has with Canada,” Trump wrote on Fact Social Saturday.

Trump has mentioned he’ll significance price lists to bend allies and adversaries towards his management’s objectives. (Rebecca Noble/Getty Pictures)
“I made it very clear that the United States will no longer sit idly by as our citizens become victims to the scourge of this drug epidemic, caused mainly by the drug cartels, and fentanyl pouring in from China. Too much death and hardship!”
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Trump wrote that Trudeau, who has been serving as top minister of Canada since 2015, made a loyalty to paintings with the U.S. to “end this terrible devastation of U.S. families.”
Fox Information’ Michael Dorgan contributed to this file