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Can tariffs and threats stem migration from Central America?

Mexican officials are in Washington D.C. preparing for talks later this week after the President Trump threatened to impose 5 percent tariffs if Mexico does not stem migration from Central America. On Sunday, acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney said that the president was “dead serious”. Washington Post reporter Kevin Sieff discusses developments from Mexico City.