"Our position hasn’t changed", Sanders told reporters at Shannon Airport in Ireland. "Tariffs are going to take effect on Monday".
Sanders said that talks between US and Mexican officials to address the migration issue that led the United States to decide to impose tariffs have been positive.
"They’ve made a lot of progress", Sanders said. "The meetings have gone well, but as of now we’re still on track for tariffs on Monday".
Sanders noted that President Donald Trump has not spoken with Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador as of earlier today, adding that Trump has been getting updates on the talks from Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Vice President Mike Pence.
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An increasing number of migrants from Central America have been arriving to the US border with Mexico in recent months. Trump has called the surge of arrivals a crisis and declared a national emergency in February to secure funds to build a border wall.
