good. right now, the situation in america is very difficult for illegal immigrants. president trump isn t just affecting the lives of migrants. he is shifting policy inside mexico. his tune on the country has recently not so subtly shifted. i want to thank, by the way, the country of mexico. they have got 21,000 soldiers on the border right now. i m starting to like mexico a lot. this is the new reality for the mexican government ever since president trump threatened this country with tariffs, 11,000 new national guardsmen have been stood up on the border with guatemala. for the commander here and his personnel, the mission is as tenuous as the politics. for security reasons the military insisted we conceal his identity.
in his piece entitled from last year entitled the cruelty is the point, trump s only true skill it the con. his only fundamental belief is that the united states is the birthright of straight white christian men and his only real authentic pleasure is in cruelty. it is that cruelty and the delight it brings them that biepds his most ardent supporters to him in shared scorn for those they hate and fear. but donald trump s immigration policy is causing pain on the other side of the border as well. nbc news correspondent cal perry crossed the border to see how mexico is handling the overflow of migrants and those deported from the united states and joins us live from mexico city. good evening, cal. good evening, ali. as you said this administration is changing immigration and asylum in america. they re changing what it means to be an immigrant in america. but as we found out, these
new today, a rising number of migrants seeking to enter the u.s., at least 40,000, have reached the u.s. border with mexico or are on a waiting list to seek asylum, and that s according to the associated press. in the meantime, mexico is stepping up efforts to try to reduce the number of migrants from reaching the u.s. border. nbc s cal perry is in mexico city with an exclusive look at what that country is doing. good morning, cal. reporter: good morning, guys. we were able to take a trip down to the southern border between mexico and guatemala. look, we know that donald trump s policies have a massive effect in the u.s., but they have a ripple effect across the continent, not just the u.s. southern border, but mexico s southern border as well. in topachula, mexico, most people are from somewhere else and everybody has a story.
deterrent is exactly the cruel conditions immigrants and asylum seekers face at the border under president trump. in his piece entitled from last year entitled the cruelty is the point, trump s only true skill it the con. his only fundamental belief is that the united states is the birthright of straight white christian men and his only real authentic pleasure is in cruelty. it is that cruelty and the delight it brings them that biepds his most ardent supporters to him in shared scorn for those they hate and fear. but donald trump s immigration policy is causing pain on the other side of the border as well. nbc news correspondent cal perry crossed the border to see how mexico is handling the overflow of migrants and those deported from the united states and joins us live from mexico city. good evening, cal. good evening, ali. as you said this administration is changing immigration and
this is the new reality for the mexican government ever since president trump threatened this country with tariffs, 11,000 new national guardsman have been stood up along the border with guatemala. for the commander her here and his personnel the mission here is as personal as the politics. for security reasons the military insisted we conseal his identity. what s the stated mission of the soldiers who have been stood up here on the border? traveling back and forth between mexico and guatemala has been a part of daily life and commerce for centuries. it s only in the era of president trump that you now officially need an i.d. when reaching the mexican side of the river.