The United States and Mexico reached an agreement on immigration issues that puts on hold the application of tariffs on Mexican products that Donald Trump had threatened as of Monday.

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As more details of the agreement on migration reached last Friday between the Mexican and U.S. governments become known, the idea that this measure will not be a definitive pact is growing stronger.

Following the resolution, Mexico committed to register and control entries at the border, as well as to deploy the National Guard with up to 6,000 troops throughout the territory, especially along the southern border.

But it is not only the country that depends on this solution; the Mexican Foreign Ministry is preparing to engage in talks with the executives of Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras, as well as with migrant organizations in these Central American countries and also in Mexico, so that together they can stem the flow of migrants.

The Mexican Foreign Minister, Marcelo Ebrard, detailed the agreements reached by the Mexican delegation in its negotiations with the U.S. government on migration issues, among them:

- A period of 45 days to evaluate the measures agreed to curb migration. - The threat of tariffs by the U.S. is cancelled. - Mexico will receive people who requested asylum in the U.S. to wait in the country for a resolution of their cases. - The deployment of the National Guard to the Southern Border will be promptly implemented.

In addition, President Donald Trump called on Democratic lawmakers to "lead the way" to approve the T-MEC, with an optimal deadline for congressional approval in August 2019, failing which the process would drag on until the spring of 2020.

President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said that if the tariff threat were to be carried out, it would have generated uncertainty and an "environment of economic crisis" in Mexico.

"It was going to affect the national economy a lot, because what is produced in Mexico is exported and sold abroad. Tranquility returns, confidence in Mexico, so that investment will continue..."

It will also present a detailed plan with dates and responsible parties to meet the goals committed to with the U.S. government within 45 days.

Prepared by CAINTRA, with information from: El Financiero, Milenio, Aristegui Noticias, El Economista, El País, NY Times: