Trump making surprise Mexico visit to address immigration

Donald Trump is expected in Mexico today to meet President Enrique Pena Nieto, in a move aimed at showing that despite the GOP presidential nominee’s hardline opposition to illegal immigration, he is no close-minded xenophobe.

The closed-door meeting is taking place hours before Trump delivers a highly anticipated speech on immigration, and as debate about his immigration policies — including his call for building a wall along the border and having Mexico pay for it — reaches fever pitch.

Pena Nieto has categorically rejected the idea of his country paying for a border wall, and has gone so far as to compare Trump to “Hitler and Mussolini.”

Trump’s campaign director Kellyanne Conway says the pair will discuss immigration, along with drugs and trade.

The invitation by Pena Nieto, who was elected in 2012, comes as his own popularity has plummeted.

Trump says on Twitter he is “very much” looking forward to meeting with Pena Nieto.

I have accepted the invitation of President Enrique Pena Nieto, of Mexico, and look very much forward to meeting him tomorrow.

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 31, 2016

— AFP