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Latin American leaders slam US divisive policies
Mexican president ponders cancelling US trip as Trump begins plans for wall
LATIN AMERICAN leaders united on Wednesday to condemn US President Donald Trump’s affirmation of his plans to build his infamous Mexican border wall and turn away Syrian refugees.
Heads of state gathered at the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States summit in the Dominican Republic as Mr Trump began moves to build a wall cutting the US off from Latin America.
Salvadoran President Salvador Sanchez said his country would take action to confront the changes, with Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa calling on the region to “assume a clear position in defence of migrants, not only from Latin America and the Caribbean, but the entire world.”
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