Jun 04 Mexico says it sees good chance of avoiding 5 percent U.S. tariff By Luis Alonso Lugo, Darlene Superville, Associated Press "By what we have seen so far, we will be able to reach an agreement," Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said during a press conference held at the Mexican embassy. "That is why I think the imposition of tariffs can… Continue reading
Jun 03 Watch 3:53 News Wrap: Mexican officials say tariffs won’t help immigration In our news wrap Monday, Mexican officials say President Trump’s threat to impose tariffs on Mexican imports could actually hurt Mexico's efforts to curb illegal immigration to the U.S. by causing economic instability and reducing Mexico’s ability to address migration… Continue watching
Jun 02 Watch 4:01 Can tariffs and threats stem migration from Central America? By PBS NewsHour Mexican officials are in Washington D.C. preparing for talks later this week after the President Trump threatened to impose 5 percent tariffs if Mexico does not stem migration from Central America. On Sunday, acting White House Chief of Staff Mick… Continue watching
May 31 Watch 6:09 Why Trump’s Mexico tariff idea is widely opposed President Trump has long praised the use of tariffs, but his new threat to Mexico took many people by surprise. Trump said he will levy a 5 percent tariff on Mexican imports as of June 10 unless the country curbs… Continue watching
May 31 Watch 7:15 Why this former U.S. ambassador thinks Trump’s tariffs won’t achieve immigration goals This spring, around 100,000 migrants per month have been caught illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. With a proposed 5 percent tariff on imports from Mexico, one of the largest U.S. trading partners, President Trump wants to leverage economic power to… Continue watching
May 31 What Mexico has done to limit the tide of migrants By Maria Verza, Mark Stevenson, Associated Press Trump says Mexico "can easily fix" the problem of immigration to the U.S. Here's a look at what Mexico has done so far to stem the tide of migrants. Continue reading
May 31 President Obrador says Mexico won’t react desperately to Trump’s tariff threat By Christopher Sherman, Associated Press Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador appears convinced that Trump just needed to be informed of all that Mexico has been doing to slow illegal migration. Continue reading
May 31 U.S. companies caught in the crossfire of Mexico tariffs threat By Michelle Chapman, Anne D'Innocenzio, Associated Press Shares of General Motors Co., which imports more vehicles into the U.S. than any other U.S. automaker, slid 4% at the opening bell. Continue reading
May 30 Trump hits Mexico with 5 percent tariff in response to migrants By Jill Colvin, Colleen Long, Associated Press Trump said in a tweet the tariff will gradually increase "until the Illegal Immigration problem is remedied."… Continue reading
May 17 Watch 6:16 News Wrap: Trump to lift aluminum tariffs on Canada and Mexico In our news wrap Friday, President Trump announced the U.S. will lift aluminum tariffs in a bid to ease trade tensions with Canada and Mexico, who will, in turn, scrap planned retaliatory tariffs on the U.S. Trump said he hoped… Continue watching