Mexico's foreign ministry announced fresh steps on Wednesday to provide support to Mexican citizens living in the United States following the victory in last week's US presidential election by Donald Trump, who has promised to crack down on immigrants in the country illegally. The ministry said it was acting to help Mexicans avoid fraud and abuses in the United States. The ministry also said Mexico will "strengthen dialogue" with US state and local authorities to protect its citizens, and added that migrants in the United States should "avoid any conflict situation" and stay out of trouble with the law. Trump said during the campaign he would deport the estimated 11 million immigrants in the United States illegally. During the campaign, Trump also promised to build a wall along the US-Mexican border with Mexico paying for it, accused Mexico of sending rapists and drug runners into the United States and threatened to rip up the North American Free Trade Agreement between the United States, Canada and Mexico.

Source: The Star November 16, 2016 18:14 UTC