The magnate and candidate for the Republican nomination for the White House, Donald Trump, today finally put a price on one of its most controversial proposals, building a fence along the US border Mexico and paid by the southern neighbor, and for which an invoice calculated 8,000 million. EFE
"The wall probably cost 8,000 million dollars, which is a small fraction of what is likely to lose to Mexico," Trump said in an interview with MSNBC.
The New York magnate, who leads the polls ahead of the Republican primaries taking place today in New Hampshire, insisted that Mexico should be the one to pay the bill.
"We have an astronomical trade deficit with Mexico. You do so many things for Mexico and lose a fortune in trade with Mexico, "he added.
About how he got to the concrete figure of 8,000 million dollars, which was not listed so far, he gave one of his extravagant answers.
"We have about 2,000 miles (3,200 km) border is long, but not as 13,000 (21,000 kilometers) of China (referring to the Great Wall). Of those 2,000 miles, no need to build 2,000, we need 1,000 (1,600 kilometers), because we have natural barriers and so on. It is a very simple calculation, "he said.
Trump emphasized that this wall whose height is between 10 and 12 meters, it is essential to stop drug trafficking and illegal immigration from the southern neighbor.
"Mexico is going to pay. If you do not have a border, we have a country. Right now, people in and out as usual, "he said.
Trump's proposal has been rejected as ridiculous by Mexican authorities.
"We will not pay a penny for such a stupid wall, and I have to know," said the weekend the Mexican president Felipe Calderon in an interview on CNBC.
"The wall probably cost 8,000 million dollars, which is a small fraction of what is likely to lose to Mexico," Trump said in an interview with MSNBC.
The New York magnate, who leads the polls ahead of the Republican primaries taking place today in New Hampshire, insisted that Mexico should be the one to pay the bill.
"We have an astronomical trade deficit with Mexico. You do so many things for Mexico and lose a fortune in trade with Mexico, "he added.
About how he got to the concrete figure of 8,000 million dollars, which was not listed so far, he gave one of his extravagant answers.
"We have about 2,000 miles (3,200 km) border is long, but not as 13,000 (21,000 kilometers) of China (referring to the Great Wall). Of those 2,000 miles, no need to build 2,000, we need 1,000 (1,600 kilometers), because we have natural barriers and so on. It is a very simple calculation, "he said.
Trump emphasized that this wall whose height is between 10 and 12 meters, it is essential to stop drug trafficking and illegal immigration from the southern neighbor.
"Mexico is going to pay. If you do not have a border, we have a country. Right now, people in and out as usual, "he said.
Trump's proposal has been rejected as ridiculous by Mexican authorities.
"We will not pay a penny for such a stupid wall, and I have to know," said the weekend the Mexican president Felipe Calderon in an interview on CNBC.